The name of this post has become confused since 2001 when Labour Party leader Tony Blair appointed Charles Clarke to the courtesy position of "Party Chair" without the NEC or the national conference authorising such a position.
这个职位的名称自2001年工党领导人布莱尔任命查尔斯·克拉克为“党主席”的荣誉职位以来变得混乱，这样的做法没有NEC或全国大会授权。