Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK) 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 a new leader, who serves until a new leader is elected. To date, the only Deputy Leaders who have gone on to become the elected leader of the Labour Party are Clement Attlee and Michael Foot. Margaret Beckett briefly served as Labour leader following the unexpected death of John Smith in 1994. Harriet Harman was leader after Gordon Brown resigned in 2010
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Executive. This challenge, in german called "Kampfabstimmung" has only happened twice before once in 1993 and once in 1995 A list of leaders (including acting leaders) since 1949. Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany The Leader of the Social Democratic Party ("Vorsitzender der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands") is the most senior political figure within the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Since 22 April 2018, the office has been held by Andrea Nahles; who is the first female leader of the party. The Leader of the Social Democratic Party is supported by a General Secretary, which since December 2017 has