I have been party chairman for 17 years now, longer than anyone else.

The choice of party chairman is a particularly important one now.

One year later he became local Party chairman, by which time it had about 800 members.

In April 1997 he also took over the position as party chairman.

The party chairman offered her $500, and said she should find the rest.

Yet for all his plans, the central role of party chairman is always to raise money.

There is no rule, however, that a party chairman must step down when himself running for office.

The question of priorities and resources is for the party chairman.

He was elected as party chairman in 1971 and held this position until 1978.

"When one of these things hit, it doesn't matter who the party chairman is," he said.