National Executive Committee

The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the Labour Party. Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party and European Parliamentary Labour Party, Constituency Labour Parties, and socialist societies, as well as ex officio members such as the Party Leader and Deputy Leader and several of their appointees.

Current Members

(As at March 2005)

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• Jeremy Beecham (Div. IV - Labour Councillors) Vice Chair
• Ann Black (Div. III - Constituency Labour Parties)
• Tony Blair MP (Leader)
• Hazel Blears MP (Government)
• Danny Carrigan (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Matt Carter (General Secretary)
• Michael Cashman MEP (Div. V - PLP/EPLP)
• Debbie Coulter (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Jack Dromey (Treasurer)
• Michael Griffiths (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• John Hannett (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Dianne Hayter (Div. II - Socialist Socieites)
• Diana Holland (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• John Holmes (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Helen Jackson MP (Div. V - PLP/EPLP)
• Maggie Jones (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Shahid Malik (Div. III - Constituency Labour Parties)
• Joe Mann (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Ian McCartney MP (Government and party chair) Chair
• Alan Milburn MP (Government)
• Sally Powell (Div. IV - Labour Councillors)
• John Prescott MP (Deputy Leader)
• Mark Seddon (Div. III - Constituency Labour Parties)
• Christine Shawcroft (Div. III - Constituency Labour Parties)
• Dennis Skinner MP (Div. V - PLP/EPLP)
• Cath Speight (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Norma Stephenson (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Gary Titley MEP (EPLP Leader)
• Mary Turner (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Ruth Turner (Div. III - Constituency Labour Parties)
• Peter Wheeler (Div. I - Trade Unions)
• Mel Whitter (Young Labour)