Party Chair may refer to the holder of the office of Chairman of the Conservative Party or to a senior member of the Labour Party (not to be confused wit the Chairman of the Labour Party) in the UK. This title is given to Labour's Hazel Blears, who is also a member of the Cabinet with the position of Minister without Portfolio. In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of the Conservative Party is responsible for running the party machine, overseeing Conservative Central Office. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. ... Hazel Anne Blears MP (born May 14, 1956) is a British politician and is the Labour Member of Parliament for Salford. ... In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen by the Prime Minister. ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ...