In the New Zealand Parliament, the leader of the House is the government minister appointed by the prime minister to be responsible for the management of Government business in the House of Representatives. This includes determining the order in which the Government's legislative agenda will be addressed in the House. The leader of the House is also an ex officio member of the Parliamentary Service Commission.
History and functions The first leader of the House was appointed in 1978, although a similar office had existed in Australia since 1951 and another in the United Kingdom for several centuries. The responsibilities of the leader of the House were previously functions exercised by the prime minister.
The leader of the House serves three main functions: Moving motions for the Government that relate to House and committee procedure Determining the order of Government business in the House The primary responsibility for the Government's lawmaking programme
List of leaders of the House The following individuals have been appointed as leader of the New Zealand House of Representatives:
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister 1 David Thomson 13 December 1978 26 July 1984 Muldoon 2 Geoffrey Palmer 26 July 1984 24 August 1987Lange3Jonathan Hunt24 August 19872 November 1990 Palmer Moore 4 Paul East 2 November 1990 27 March 1993Bolger 5 Don McKinnon 27 March 1993 16 December 19966Wyatt Creech16 December 199631 August 1998Shipley 7 Roger Sowry 31 August 1998 10 December 1999 8 Michael Cullen 10 December 1999 19 November 2008 Clark9Gerry Brownlee19 November 20082 May 2017 KeyEnglish 10 Simon Bridges 2 May 2017 26 October 2017 11 Chris Hipkins 26 October 2017 25 January 2023 Ardern 12 Grant Robertson 25 January 2023 27 November 2023 Hipkins 13 Chris Bishop 27 November 2023 7 April 2026Luxon 14 Louise Upston 7 April 2026 Present
See also Leader of the Legislative Council (equivalent in the New Zealand Legislative Council)
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