The Government House Leader of British Columbia is a frontbench member of the Legislative Assembly from the governing political party, who is tasked with planning and organizing the government's legislative business. The position is modelled on the federal Government House Leader in the House of Commons, and was established to lessen the workload of the Premier of British Columbia, who has executive duties outside of the legislature. The Government House Leader has a responsibility to consult with the house leaders of the opposition parties' caucuses to ensure that legislative business is conducted in an organized manner. The Government House Leader is also responsible for scheduling government bills and managing the daily legislative agenda in the Legislative Assembly.
Since at least 2009, British Columbia's government house leaders are also made members of the provincial executive council while they are serving.
Government house leaders
+ Government house leaders since 1988Portrait House Leader Constituency Term of office Party Premier(s)Term startTerm end Claude Richmond Kamloops1988April 1991 Social Credit Vander Zalm (cabinet) Glen Clark Vancouver-KingswayNovember 1991September 1993New Democratic Mike Harcourt (cabinet) Moe SihotaEsquimalt-Metchosin1993December 1999 Mike Harcourt (cabinet) Glen Clark (cabinet)
Dan Miller (cabinet) Gary Collins Vancouver-FairviewJune 2001December 2004 (cabinet) Abbotsford West June 2005 not on record Abbotsford West (cabinet) Port Coquitlam (cabinet) Delta North (cabinet) Port Coquitlam incumbent
See also House Leader Government House Leader, for the equivalent position in the federal House of Commons Government House Leader (Ontario) Government House Leader (Quebec)
References
External links Official website