Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand)

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The Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand) is the head of New Zealand’s centre-left Labour Party and typically serves as its primary public spokesperson and candidate for prime minister.

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Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf party leadership position
political office
appliesToPoliticalParty New Zealand Labour Party
associatedWith New Zealand general elections
formation of New Zealand governments
associatedWithIdeology progressivism
social democracy
canBeRemovedBy Labour Party caucus or membership under party rules
constitutionalContext Westminster-style parliamentary system
country New Zealand
hasAssociatedOrganization New Zealand Labour Party
hasResponsibilityFor maintaining party unity
negotiating coalition or support agreements when required
hasTerm no fixed term, serves at party’s pleasure
influences Labour Party electoral strategy
Labour Party policy direction
isComparableTo Leader of the Australian Labor Party
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Leader of the Conservative Party (United Kingdom)
isHeadOf Labour Party caucus in the New Zealand House of Representatives
surface form: New Zealand Labour Party parliamentary caucus
isOften most prominent Labour politician in New Zealand
isPartOf New Zealand political leadership structure
isUsuallyMemberOf New Zealand House of Representatives
jurisdiction New Zealand
locatedInThePoliticalSystemOf New Zealand
mediaRole principal media representative of the Labour Party
officeCreatedFor leadership of the New Zealand Labour Party
officeHolderMayAlsoBe Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)
Prime Minister of New Zealand
officeLevel national
officeType national party leadership
partySystemContext New Zealand multi-party system
politicalAlignment centre-left
represents Labour Party at international political forums
Labour Party in relations with other New Zealand political parties
requires election or confirmation under party rules
membership in the New Zealand Labour Party
roleInParty head of the New Zealand Labour Party
primary public spokesperson of the New Zealand Labour Party
selectionMethod elected by Labour Party procedures
typicalFunction appoints frontbench or shadow cabinet positions
candidate for prime minister
leads parliamentary Labour Party
represents the party in national debates
sets overall political strategy for the Labour Party

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Jacinda Ardern positionHeld Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand)
Helen Clark positionHeld Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand)
Geoffrey Palmer positionHeld Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand)
Chris Hipkins position held Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand)