The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party is the second highest ranking politician in the British Labour Party . The Deputy Leader also serves as the Deputy Chairperson of the Labour Party, and acts as Leader in the House in events where the leader cannot.
10-875: Frederick Lee may refer to: Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton (1906–1984), British politician Frederick Lee (cricketer, born 1856) (1856–1896), English cricketer Frederick Lee (cricketer, born 1840) (1840–1922), English barrister and cricketer Fred Lee (cricketer, born 1871) (1871–1914), English cricketer Fred Lee (cricketer, born 1905) (1905–1977), English cricketer Frederick Lee (priest) (1832–1902), Church of England priest and author Frederick Richard Lee (1798–1879), English painter Frederic Sterling Lee (1949–2014), American economist Frederic Schiller Lee (1859–1939), American physiologist See also [ edit ] Frederick Lee Bridell (1830–1863), English painter Fred Li (born 1955), Hong Kong politician Lee Frederick , American actor active in
20-446: A new leader, who serves until a new Leader is elected. Such a vacancy has occurred only twice, when Harold Wilson resigned as Leader and Prime Minister in 1976, and when Tony Blair did so in 2007, but each remained in office until, respectively, James Callaghan and Gordon Brown had been elected as successor, and so no Acting Leader was required to take over. To date, the only Deputy Leaders who have gone on to be elected Leader of
30-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton , PC (3 August 1906 – 4 February 1984) was a British Labour Party politician and peer. Born in Manchester to Joseph and Margaret Lee, he was educated at Langworthy Road School of Engineering. He was Chairman of
40-628: The February 1974 general election . In 1960, on the death of Aneurin Bevan , he stood as a left-wing candidate for Labour's Deputy Leadership against George Brown and James Callaghan . After Callaghan had been eliminated, Lee was defeated by Brown by 146 votes to 83. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1948, and held Ministerial office as Parliamentary Secretary to
50-456: The 1950s [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frederick_Lee&oldid=978179761 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
60-748: The House of Commons in his first cabinet . In the event of a vacancy in the office of Leader when the Labour Party is in opposition, the Deputy Leader automatically becomes temporary Leader of the Party until a new leader is elected. If a vacancy in the leadership occurs while the Labour Party is in government, then the Cabinet, in consultation with the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party, chooses
70-465: The Labour Party (UK) The Labour Leader does not have the power to appoint or dismiss their Deputy. The post is instead directly elected by party members, registered supporters and affiliated supporters on a one-member-one-vote basis; before 2015, it was elected using the party's former electoral college system; and before 1981, it was elected by Labour MPs. Recently, the office of Deputy Prime Minister has been revived and held by senior politicians in
80-635: The Ministry of Labour and National Service from 1950 to 1951, Minister of Power from 1964 to 1966, the last Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1966, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1967 to 1969. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1964, and on his retirement in 1974 was created a life peer on 1 July 1974 as Baron Lee of Newton , of Newton in the County of Merseyside . Deputy Leader of
90-796: The Works Committee at Metropolitan-Vickers , Trafford Park , Manchester , and of the National Committee of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from 1944 to 1945. Formerly a Member of Salford City Council , at the 1945 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Manchester Hulme . When that constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election , he was elected for the Newton constituency in Lancashire , and sat for that constituency until retiring from Parliament at
100-466: The governing party. A previous Labour Deputy Leader, John Prescott , held this post from 1997 to 2007. However, the Deputy Leader is essentially a party official and there is no constitutional link between the two roles. The former Labour British Prime Minister , Gordon Brown , announced on his formal election as Labour Leader that the newly elected Deputy Leader, Harriet Harman , would instead become Party Chair. Brown subsequently appointed her Leader of
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