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
1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election Labour caucus to give it better success at the polls. Palmer then decided not to stand for election in 1990 and retired from politics, returning to his academic career. 1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election The New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 1989 was held to determine the leadership of the New Zealand Labour Party. The leadership was won by MP Geoffrey Palmer, who had been Deputy Leader the party since 1983. Following months of infighting and division with in the Labour Party, leader David Lange decided to resign as leader upon the re-election of his former Minister of