| Leader of the Labour Party |
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Labour Party Logo |
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| Deputy | Joan Burton, TD |
| Website | Eamon Gilmore, TD |
The Leader of the Labour Party is the most senior politician within the Labour Party in Ireland. Since 6 September 2007, the office has been held by Eamon Gilmore,[1] following the resignation of Pat Rabbitte as leader of the party.
The deputy leader is Joan Burton.[2]
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Constituency | Term of Office | Office(s) | |
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| Barry Desmond (1935-) |
Dún Laoghaire | 22 February 1982 | July 1989 | Spokesperson on Finance Minister for Social Welfare Minister for Health |
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| Ruairi Quinn (1946– ) |
Dublin South East | July 1989 | 13 November 1997 | Spokesperson on the Environment Minister for Enterprise and Employment Minister for Finance |
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| Brendan Howlin (1956– ) |
Wexford | 13 November 1997 | 25 October 2002 | Spokesperson on Justice Spokesperson on Finance |
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| Liz McManus (1947– ) |
Wicklow | 25 October 2002 | 4 October 2007 | Spokesperson on Health Spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Resources |
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| Joan Burton (1949– ) |
Dublin West | 4 October 2007 | Incumbent | Minister for Social Protection | |
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