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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox official post {{Infobox official post
| post = {{small|]}}<br />Leader of the<br />House of Commons | post = {{small|]}}<br />Leader of the<br />House of Commons
| body = | body =
| insignia = House of Commons of the United Kingdom logo 2018.svg | insignia = House of Commons of the United Kingdom logo 2018.svg
| insigniasize = 240 | insigniasize = 240
| image = Lucy Powell Leader of the House (cropped full length).jpg | image = Lucy Powell Leader of the House (cropped full length).jpg
| incumbent = ] | incumbent = ]
| incumbentsince = 5 July 2024 | incumbentsince = 5 July 2024
| department = ]<br />Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | department = ]<br />Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
| style = ] | style = ]
| first = ] | first = ]
| formation = 4 April 1721 | formation = 4 April 1721
| salary = £159,038 per annum {{small|(2022)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}</ref><br />(including £86,584 ] salary)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}</ref> | salary = £159,038 per annum {{small|(2022)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}</ref><br />(including £86,584 ] salary)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}</ref>
| website = {{OURL}} | website = {{URL|www.gov.uk/leader-commons}}
}} }}
{{uk-gov-positions}} {{uk-gov-positions}}
The '''leader of the House of Commons''' is a ] of the ] whose main role is organising government business in the ]. The leader is always a member or attendee of the ]. The '''Leader of the House of Commons''' is a ] of the ] whose main role is organising government business in the ]. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the ].


The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as ] introduced by the government and ministerial statements.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} The leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' ] ("the ]"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (]) business to be put before the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leader of the House of Commons – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons|access-date=2 January 2021|website=www.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as ] introduced by the government and ministerial statements.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' ] ("the ]"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (]) business to be put before the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leader of the House of Commons – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons|access-date=2 January 2021|website=www.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>


The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by ], who was appointed on 5th July 2024 by ]. The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by ], who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by ].


== Responsibilities == == Responsibilities ==
The current responsibilities of the leader of the House of Commons are as follows: The current responsibilities of the Leader of the House of Commons are as follows:


*Planning and supervising the Government’s ]; *Planning and supervising the Government's ];
*Chairing the ] on Parliamentary Business and Legislation; *Chairing the ] on Parliamentary Business and Legislation;
*Managing the business of the House of Commons and preparing weekly statements on upcoming business; *Managing the business of the House of Commons and preparing weekly statements on upcoming business;
*Facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber; *Facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber;
*Serving as the Government’s representative in the House, namely as a voting member of the ], the ], the Members Estimate Committee, and the ]; *Serving as the Government's representative in the House, namely as a voting member of the ], the ], the Members Estimate Committee, and the ];
*Reforming parliamentary procedure and operations; *Reforming parliamentary procedure and operations;
*Representing the House of Commons within Government, be it contributing to the Civil Service’s efforts to build parliamentary capability or receiving MPs' requests for assistance on ministerial correspondence and questions; and *Representing the House of Commons within Government, be it contributing to the Civil Service's efforts to build parliamentary capability or receiving MPs' requests for assistance on ministerial correspondence and questions; and
*Ministerial responsibility for the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons|title=Leader of the House of Commons|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref> *Ministerial responsibility for the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons|title=Leader of the House of Commons|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref>


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The title holder is not formally appointed by the Crown{{clarify|reason=How is the Leader chosen? Appointed by PM? Elected by House? Elected by party? Some other way?|date=January 2019}} and the title alone does not attract a salary,<ref name=":1" /> so is now usually held in addition to a ], currently ]. The title holder is not formally appointed by the Crown{{clarify|reason=How is the Leader chosen? Appointed by PM? Elected by House? Elected by party? Some other way?|date=January 2019}} and the title alone does not attract a salary,<ref name=":1" /> so is now usually held in addition to a ], currently ].


== List of leaders of the House of Commons (1721–present) == == List of Leaders of the House of Commons (1721–present) ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:Center" {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:Center"
! colspan=3 | Leader<br/>{{Small|Constituency}} ! colspan=3 | Leader<br/>{{Small|Constituency}}
! colspan=2 | Term of office ! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Other ministerial offices held as leader ! Other ministerial offices held as Leader
! Party ! Party
! colspan=2 | Ministry ! colspan=2 | Ministry
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| ] | ]
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]


|- style="height:1em" |- style="height:1em"
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ]<br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ]<br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|24 June}}<br/>1885 | {{Small|24 June}}<br/>1885
| {{Small|28 January}}<br/>1886 | {{Small|28 January}}<br/>1886
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ]<br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ]<br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|3 August}}<br/>1886 | {{Small|3 August}}<br/>1886
| {{Small|14 January}}<br/>1887 | {{Small|14 January}}<br/>1887
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|5 December}}<br/>1905 | {{Small|5 December}}<br/>1905
| {{Small|5 April}}<br/>1908 | {{Small|5 April}}<br/>1908
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| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|28 May}}<br/>1937 | rowspan=2 | {{Small|28 May}}<br/>1937
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|10 May}}<br/>1940 | rowspan=2 | {{Small|10 May}}<br/>1940
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|19 February}}<br/>1942 | {{Small|19 February}}<br/>1942
| {{Small|22 November}}<br/>1942 | {{Small|22 November}}<br/>1942
| |
* ] * ]
| ] | ]


|- style="height:1em" |- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 | ] | rowspan=2 | ]
| rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|22 November}}<br/>1942 | rowspan=2 | {{Small|22 November}}<br/>1942
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|26 July}}<br/>1945 | rowspan=2 | {{Small|26 July}}<br/>1945
| rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 |
* ] * ]
| rowspan=2 | ] | rowspan=2 | ]


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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|9 October}}<br/>1961 | {{Small|9 October}}<br/>1961
| {{Small|20 October}}<br/>1963 | {{Small|20 October}}<br/>1963
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| |
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|16 October}}<br/>1964 | {{Small|16 October}}<br/>1964
| {{Small|11 August}}<br/>1966 | {{Small|11 August}}<br/>1966
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|11 August}}<br/>1966 | {{Small|11 August}}<br/>1966
| {{Small|18 October}}<br/>1968 | {{Small|18 October}}<br/>1968
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| |
| ]<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|20 June}}<br/>1970 | {{Small|20 June}}<br/>1970
| {{Small|7 April}}<br/>1972 | {{Small|7 April}}<br/>1972
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|5 March}}<br/>1974 | {{Small|5 March}}<br/>1974
| {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1976 | {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1976
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|13 June}}<br/>1987 | {{Small|13 June}}<br/>1987
| {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989 | {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989 | {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989
| {{Small|2 November}}<br/>1990 | {{Small|2 November}}<br/>1990
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/margaret-beckett/328 | title=Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/margaret-beckett/328 | title=Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|27 July}}<br/>1998 | {{Small|27 July}}<br/>1998
| {{Small|8 June}}<br/>2001 | {{Small|8 June}}<br/>2001
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/ms-harriet-harman/150 | title=Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/ms-harriet-harman/150 | title=Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|28 June}}<br/>2007 | {{Small|28 June}}<br/>2007
| {{Small|11 May}}<br/>2010 | {{Small|11 May}}<br/>2010
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-young-of-cookham/57 | title=Lord Young of Cookham |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-young-of-cookham/57 | title=Lord Young of Cookham |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| {{Small|12 May}}<br/>2010 | {{Small|12 May}}<br/>2010
| ] | ]
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| rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}| ] | rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}| ]
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#DDDDDD" | | rowspan=3 style="background-color:#DDDDDD" |
| rowspan=3 | ]<br/>{{Small|('']–]'')}} | rowspan=3 | ]<br/>{{Small|('']–]'')}}


|- style="height:1em" |- style="height:1em"
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-hague-of-richmond/379 | title=Lord Hague of Richmond |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-hague-of-richmond/379 | title=Lord Hague of Richmond |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| ] | ]
| {{Small|8 May}}<br/>2015 | {{Small|8 May}}<br/>2015
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* ] * ]
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}|] | {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}|]


|- style="height:1em" |- style="height:1em"
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| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mel-stride/3935 | title=Rt Hon Mel Stride MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mel-stride/3935 | title=Rt Hon Mel Stride MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| ] | ]
| 24 July <br/>2019 | 24 July <br/>2019
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| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | ] | rowspan=2 | ]
| rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-jacob-rees-mogg/4099 | title=Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-jacob-rees-mogg/4099 | title=Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| rowspan=2 | 24 July<br/>2019 | rowspan=2 | 24 July<br/>2019
| rowspan=2 | 8 February<br/>2022 | rowspan=2 | 8 February<br/>2022
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| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | ] | rowspan=2 | ]
| rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/contact |title=Penny Mordaunt | publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | rowspan=2 | ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/contact |title=Penny Mordaunt | publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| rowspan=2 | 6 September<br/>2022 | rowspan=2 | 6 September<br/>2022
| rowspan=2 | 5 July<br/>2024 | rowspan=2 | 5 July<br/>2024
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|- style="height:1em" |- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ''']'''<br/>{{Small|MP for ]}} | ''']'''<br/>{{Small|MP for ]}}
| 5 July<br/>2024 | 5 July<br/>2024
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== Deputy Leader of the House of Commons == == Deputy Leader of the House of Commons ==
From 1922, when the prime minister was also leader of the House of Commons, day-to-day duties were frequently carried out by a '''Deputy Leader of the House of Commons'''.<ref name=":1" /> At other times, a deputy leader of the House of Commons was appointed merely to enhance an individual politician's standing within the government.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} From 1922, when the prime minister was also Leader of the House of Commons, day-to-day duties were frequently carried out by a '''Deputy Leader of the House of Commons'''.<ref name=":1" /> At other times, a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons was appointed merely to enhance an individual politician's standing within the government.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

⚫ The title has been in use since 1942, but was not used from the 2019 dissolution of the ] to 2022, when it was revived by ].<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Parliamentary Secretary of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-secretary-deputy-leader-of-the-house-of-commons|website=www.gov.uk}}</ref> This was shortlived however, as it was abolished by Liz Truss after she became Prime Minister a few months later.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Commentator |first=Tim Shipman, Chief Political |title=The rebels' smartphone spreadsheet that means Liz Truss is still in deep trouble |newspaper=] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-rebels-smartphone-spreadsheet-that-means-liz-truss-is-still-in-deep-trouble-0shzg86hq |access-date=2022-10-08 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><!-- The incumbent Deputy Leader of the House of Commons is ], who was appointed on.-->


⚫ The title has been in use since 1942, but was not used from the 2019 dissolution of the ] to 2022, when it was revived by ].<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Parliamentary Secretary of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-secretary-deputy-leader-of-the-house-of-commons|website=www.gov.uk}}</ref> This was shortlived however, as it was abolished by Liz Truss after she became Prime Minister a few months later.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Commentator |first=Tim Shipman, Chief Political |title=The rebels' smartphone spreadsheet that means Liz Truss is still in deep trouble |newspaper=] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-rebels-smartphone-spreadsheet-that-means-liz-truss-is-still-in-deep-trouble-0shzg86hq |access-date=2022-10-08 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
=== List of Deputy Leaders of the House of Commons === === List of Deputy Leaders of the House of Commons ===
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"


! Deputy leader ! Deputy Leader
!Term Start !Term Start
!Term End !Term End

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Political role in the UK Government For equivalent positions in other countries, see Leader of the House (disambiguation).

United Kingdom
Leader of the
House of Commons
Incumbent
Lucy Powell
since 5 July 2024
Cabinet Office
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
StyleThe Right Honourable
Formation4 April 1721
First holderSir Robert Walpole
Salary£159,038 per annum (2022)
(including £86,584 MP salary)
Websitewww.gov.uk/leader-commons
Political offices in the UK government
Arms of the British Government
Arms of the British Government
List of political offices

The Leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements. The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' chief whips ("the usual channels"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (backbench) business to be put before the House of Commons.

The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by Lucy Powell, who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by Keir Starmer.

Responsibilities

The current responsibilities of the Leader of the House of Commons are as follows:

The Osmotherly Rules, which set out guidance on how civil servants should respond to parliamentary select committees, are jointly updated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and the Cabinet Office.

History

The title was not established until about the middle of the 19th century, although the institution is much older.

Until 1942, the title was usually held by the prime minister if he sat in the House of Commons, however, in more recent years, the title has been held by a separate politician.

The title holder is not formally appointed by the Crown and the title alone does not attract a salary, so is now usually held in addition to a sinecure, currently Lord President of the Council.

List of Leaders of the House of Commons (1721–present)

Leader
Constituency 		Term of office Other ministerial offices held as Leader Party Ministry
Robert Walpole
MP for King's Lynn 		4 April
1721 		6 February
1742 		Whig Walpole–Townshend
Walpole
Samuel Sandys
MP for Worcester 		12 February
1742 		27 August
1743 		Carteret
Henry Pelham
MP for Sussex 		27 August
1743 		6 March
1754
Broad Bottom
(I & II)
Thomas Robinson
MP for Christchurch 		23 March
1754 		October
1755 		Newcastle I
Henry Fox
MP for Windsor 		14 November
1755 		13 November
1756
William Pitt 'the Elder'
MP for Okehampton 		4 December
1756 		6 April
1757 		Pitt–Devonshire
Vacant April
1757 		June
1757 		1757 Caretaker
William Pitt 'the Elder'
MP for Bath 		27 June
1757 		6 October
1761 		Whig Pitt–Newcastle
George Grenville
MP for Buckingham 		October
1761 		May
1762
Henry Fox
MP for Dunwich 		May
1762 		April
1763 		Bute
(Tory–Whig)
George Grenville
MP for Buckingham 		16 April
1763 		13 July
1765 		Grenville
Henry Seymour Conway
MP for Thetford 		July
1765 		20 October
1768 		Rockingham I
Chatham
(Whig–Tory)
Frederick North
Lord North
MP for Banbury 		October
1768 		22 March
1782 		Tory Grafton
(Whig–Tory)
North
Charles James Fox
MP for Westminster 		27 March
1782 		July
1782 		Whig Rockingham II
Thomas Townshend
MP for Whitchurch 		10 July
1782 		6 March
1783 		Shelburne
(Whig–Tory)
Charles James Fox
MP for Westminster 		2 April
1783 		19 December
1783 		Fox–North
Frederick North
Lord North
MP for Banbury 		Tory
William Pitt 'the Younger'
MP for Appleby until 1784
MP for Cambridge University from 1784 		19 December
1783 		14 March
1801 		Pitt I
Henry Addington
MP for Devizes 		17 March
1801 		10 May
1804 		Addington
William Pitt 'the Younger'
MP for Cambridge University 		10 May
1804 		23 January
1806† 		Pitt II
Charles James Fox
MP for Westminster 		February
1806 		13 September
1806† 		Whig All the Talents
Charles Grey
Viscount Howick
MP for Northumberland 		September
1806 		31 March
1807
Spencer Perceval
MP for Northampton 		April
1807 		11 May
1812† 		Tory Portland II
Perceval
Robert Stewart
Viscount Castlereagh
MP for Down until 1821
MP for Orford from 1821
The Marquess of Londonderry from 1821 		June
1812 		12 August
1822† 		Liverpool
George Canning
MP for Liverpool until 1823
MP for Harwich 1823–1826
MP for Newport 1826–1827
MP for Seaford from 1827 		16 September
1822 		8 August
1827†
Canning
(Canningite–Whig)
William Huskisson
MP for Liverpool 		3 September
1827 		21 January
1828 		Goderich
(Canningite–Whig)
Robert Peel
MP for Oxford University until 1829
MP for Westbury from 1829 		26 January
1828 		16 November
1830 		Wellington–Peel
John Spencer
Viscount Althorp
MP for Northamptonshire until 1832
MP for South Northamptonshire from 1832 		22 November
1830 		14 November
1834 		Whig Grey
Melbourne I
Vacant 14 November
1834 		10 December
1834 		Wellington Caretaker
Robert Peel
MP for Tamworth 		10 December
1834 		8 April
1835 		Conservative Peel I
Lord John Russell
MP for Stroud 		18 April
1835 		30 August
1841 		Whig Melbourne II
Robert Peel
MP for Tamworth 		30 August
1841 		29 June
1846 		Conservative Peel II
Lord John Russell
MP for City of London 		30 June
1846 		21 February
1852 		Whig Russell I
Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire 		27 February
1852 		17 December
1852 		Conservative Who? Who?
Lord John Russell
MP for City of London 		28 December
1852 		30 January
1855 		Whig Aberdeen
(Peelite–Whig)
Henry John Temple
The Viscount Palmerston
MP for Tiverton 		6 February
1855 		19 February
1858 		Palmerston I
Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire 		26 February
1858 		11 June
1859 		Conservative Derby–Disraeli II
Henry John Temple
The Viscount Palmerston
MP for Tiverton 		12 June
1859 		18 October
1865† 		Liberal Palmerston II
William Ewart Gladstone
MP for South Lancashire 		October
1865 		26 June
1866 		Russell II
Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire 		6 July
1866 		1 December
1868 		Conservative Derby–Disraeli III
William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Greenwich 		3 December
1868 		17 February
1874 		Liberal Gladstone I
Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire 		20 February
1874 		21 August
1876 		Conservative Disraeli II
Stafford Northcote
MP for Devonshire North 		21 August
1876 		21 April
1880
William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Midlothian 		23 April
1880 		9 June
1885 		Liberal Gladstone II
Michael Hicks-Beach
MP for Bristol West 		24 June
1885 		28 January
1886 		Conservative Salisbury I
William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Midlothian 		1 February
1886 		2 July
1886 		Liberal Gladstone III
Lord Randolph Churchill
MP for Paddington South 		3 August
1886 		14 January
1887 		Conservative Salisbury II
W. H. Smith
MP for Strand 		17 January
1887 		October
1891
Arthur Balfour
MP for Manchester East 		October
1891 		11 August
1892
William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Midlothian 		15 August
1892 		2 March
1894 		Liberal Gladstone IV
William Harcourt
MP for Derby 		2 March
1894 		21 June
1895 		Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
MP for Manchester East 		29 June
1895 		4 December
1905 		Conservative Salisbury
(III & IV)
(Con.–Lib.U.)
Balfour
(Con.–Lib.U.)
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
MP for Stirling Burghs 		5 December
1905 		5 April
1908 		Liberal Campbell-Bannerman
H. H. Asquith
MP for East Fife 		5 April
1908 		5 December
1916 		Asquith
(I–III)
Asquith Coalition
(Lib.–Con.–Lab.)
Bonar Law
MP for Bootle until 1918
MP for Glasgow Central from 1918 		10 December
1916 		23 March
1921 		Conservative Lloyd George
(I & II)
(Lib.–Con.–Lab.)
Austen Chamberlain
MP for Birmingham West 		23 March
1921 		19 October
1922
Bonar Law
MP for Glasgow Central 		23 October
1922 		20 May
1923 		Law
Stanley Baldwin
MP for Bewdley 		22 May
1923 		22 January
1924 		Baldwin I
Ramsay MacDonald
MP for Aberavon 		22 January
1924 		3 November
1924 		Labour MacDonald I
Stanley Baldwin
MP for Bewdley 		4 November
1924 		4 June
1929 		Conservative Baldwin II
Ramsay MacDonald
MP for Seaham 		5 June
1929 		7 June
1935 		Labour MacDonald II
National Labour National I
(N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N.
–Lib.)
National II
(N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N.
–Lib. until 1932)
Stanley Baldwin
MP for Bewdley 		7 June
1935 		28 May
1937 		Conservative National III
(Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.)
Neville Chamberlain
MP for Birmingham Edgbaston 		28 May
1937 		10 May
1940 		National IV
(Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.)
Chamberlain War
(Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.)
Winston Churchill
MP for Epping 		10 May
1940 		19 February
1942 		Churchill War
(All parties)
Stafford Cripps
MP for Bristol East 		19 February
1942 		22 November
1942 		Independent
Anthony Eden
MP for Warwick and Leamington 		22 November
1942 		26 July
1945 		Conservative
Churchill Caretaker
(Con.–N.Lib.)
Herbert Morrison
MP for Lewisham East until 1950
MP for Lewisham South from 1950 		27 July
1945 		9 March
1951 		Labour Attlee
(I & II)
James Chuter Ede
MP for South Shields 		9 March
1951 		26 October
1951
Harry Crookshank
MP for Gainsborough 		28 October
1951 		20 December
1955 		Conservative Churchill III
Eden
R. A. Butler
MP for Saffron Walden 		20 December
1955 		9 October
1961
Macmillan
(I & II)
Iain Macleod
MP for Enfield West 		9 October
1961 		20 October
1963
Selwyn Lloyd
MP for Wirral 		20 October
1963 		16 October
1964 		Douglas-Home
Herbert Bowden
MP for Leicester South West 		16 October
1964 		11 August
1966 		Labour Wilson
(I & II)
Richard Crossman
MP for Coventry East 		11 August
1966 		18 October
1968
Fred Peart
MP for Workington 		18 October
1968 		19 June
1970
Willie Whitelaw
MP for Penrith and The Border 		20 June
1970 		7 April
1972 		Conservative Heath
Robert Carr
MP for Mitcham 		7 April
1972 		5 November
1972
Jim Prior
MP for Lowestoft 		5 November
1972 		4 March
1974
Edward Short
MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central 		5 March
1974 		8 April
1976 		Labour Wilson
(III & IV)
Michael Foot
MP for Ebbw Vale 		8 April
1976 		4 May
1979 		Callaghan
Norman St John-Stevas
MP for Chelmsford 		5 May
1979 		5 January
1981 		Conservative Thatcher I
Francis Pym
MP for Cambridgeshire 		5 January
1981 		5 April
1982
John Biffen
MP for Oswestry until 1983
MP for Shropshire North from 1983 		5 April
1982 		13 June
1987
Thatcher II
John Wakeham
MP for South Colchester and Maldon 		13 June
1987 		24 July
1989 		Thatcher III
Geoffrey Howe
MP for East Surrey 		24 July
1989 		2 November
1990
John MacGregor
MP for South Norfolk 		2 November
1990 		10 April
1992
Major I
Tony Newton
MP for Braintree 		10 April
1992 		2 May
1997 		Major II
Ann Taylor
MP for Dewsbury 		2 May
1997 		27 July
1998 		Labour Blair I
Margaret Beckett
MP for Derby South 		27 July
1998 		8 June
2001
Robin Cook
MP for Livingston 		8 June
2001 		17 March
2003 		Blair II
John Reid
MP for Hamilton North and Bellshill 		4 April
2003 		13 June
2003
Peter Hain
MP for Neath 		11 June
2003 		6 May
2005
Geoff Hoon
MP for Ashfield 		6 May
2005 		5 May
2006 		Blair III
Jack Straw
MP for Blackburn 		5 May
2006 		27 June
2007
Harriet Harman
MP for Camberwell and Peckham 		28 June
2007 		11 May
2010 		Brown
George Young
MP for North West Hampshire 		12 May
2010 		3 September
2012 		Conservative Cameron–Clegg
(Con.–L.D.)
Andrew Lansley
MP for South Cambridgeshire 		4 September
2012 		14 July
2014
William Hague
MP for Richmond (Yorks) 		14 July
2014 		8 May
2015
Chris Grayling
MP for Epsom and Ewell 		9 May
2015 		14 July
2016 		Cameron II
David Lidington
MP for Aylesbury 		14 July
2016 		11 June
2017 		May I
Andrea Leadsom
MP for South Northamptonshire 		11 June
2017 		22 May
2019 		May II
Mel Stride
MP for Central Devon 		23 May
2019 		24 July
2019
Jacob Rees-Mogg
MP for North East Somerset 		24 July
2019 		8 February
2022 		Johnson I
Johnson II
Mark Spencer
MP for Sherwood 		8 February
2022 		6 September
2022
Penny Mordaunt
MP for Portsmouth North 		6 September
2022 		5 July
2024 		Truss
Sunak
Lucy Powell
MP for Manchester Central 		5 July
2024 		Incumbent Labour Starmer

Timeline

Lucy PowellPenny MordauntMark Spencer (British politician)Jacob Rees-MoggMel StrideAndrea LeadsomDavid LidingtonChris GraylingWilliam HagueAndrew LansleyGeorge Young, Baron Young of CookhamHarriet HarmanJack StrawGeoff HoonPeter HainJohn Reid, Baron Reid of CardowanRobin CookMargaret BeckettAnn Taylor, Baroness Taylor of BoltonTony Newton, Baron Newton of BraintreeJohn MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham MarketGeoffrey HoweJohn WakehamJohn BiffenFrancis PymNorman St John-StevasMichael FootEdward Short, Baron GlenamaraJim PriorRobert CarrWillie WhitelawFred PeartRichard CrossmanHerbert BowdenSelwyn LloydIain MacleodRab ButlerHarry CrookshankJames Chuter EdeHerbert MorrisonAnthony EdenStafford CrippsWinston ChurchillNeville ChamberlainRamsay MacDonaldStanley BaldwinAusten ChamberlainBonar LawH. H. AsquithHenry Campbell-BannermanWilliam Hardcourt (politician)Arthur BalfourWilliam Henry SmithLord Randolph ChurchillMichael Hicks-BeachStafford NorthcoteWilliam Ewart GladstoneHenry John TempleBenjamin DisraeliJohn Russell, 1st Earl RussellJohn Spencer, Viscount AlthorpRobert PeelWilliam HuskissonGeorge CanningRobert Stewart, Viscount CastlereaghSpencer PercevalCharles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyHenry AddingtonWilliam Pitt the YoungerThomas TownshendCharles James FoxFrederick North, Lord NorthHenry Seymour ConwayGeorge GrenvilleWilliam Pitt the ElderHenry Fox, 1st Baron HollandThomas Robinson, 1st Baron GranthamHenry PelhamSamuel SandysRobert Wapole

Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

From 1922, when the prime minister was also Leader of the House of Commons, day-to-day duties were frequently carried out by a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. At other times, a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons was appointed merely to enhance an individual politician's standing within the government.

The title has been in use since 1942, but was not used from the 2019 dissolution of the Second May ministry to 2022, when it was revived by Boris Johnson. This was shortlived however, as it was abolished by Liz Truss after she became Prime Minister a few months later.

List of Deputy Leaders of the House of Commons

Deputy Leader Term Start Term End
Paddy Tipping 23 December 1998 11 June 2001
Stephen Twigg 11 June 2001 29 May 2002
Ben Bradshaw 29 May 2002 13 June 2003
Phil Woolas 13 June 2003 9 May 2005
Nigel Griffiths 10 May 2005 13 March 2007
Paddy Tipping 28 March 2007 27 June 2007
Helen Goodman 28 June 2007 5 October 2008
Chris Bryant 5 October 2008 9 June 2009
Barbara Keeley 9 June 2009 11 May 2010
David Heath 14 May 2010 4 September 2012
Tom Brake 4 September 2012 8 May 2015
Thérèse Coffey 11 May 2015 17 July 2016
Michael Ellis 17 July 2016 9 January 2018
Chris Heaton-Harris 9 January 2018 9 July 2018
Mark Spencer 15 July 2018 24 July 2019
Peter Bone 8 July 2022 27 September 2022

See also

References

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