1990 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election 1990 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place on 24 October 1990. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party elected 18 members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Commons members of the PLP separately elected the Chief Whip, and the Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, the Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (Neil Kinnock and Roy Hattersley, respectively) were members by virtue of those
Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands) is often the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. Some Labour Party leaders became a Minister in a Cabinet. Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands) The Leader of the Labour Party is the most senior politician within the Labour Party (, PvdA) in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Lodewijk Asscher, who succeeded Diederik Samsom after the leadership election of 2012. The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the Leader is always the lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party