Leader of the House of Commons

Jacob Rees-Mogg

The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (dt. Leader of the House ) is a position within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . The owner has been Jacob Rees-Mogg from the Conservative Party since July 24, 2019 .

tasks

The duties of the Leader of the House of Commons include:

• the announcement in the House of Commons of the projects planned by the government for the coming week of meetings , usually on Thursdays
• chaired the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Business and Legislation
• Representing the Prime Minister in official engagements such as Prime Minister's Questions . Traditionally, the Deputy Prime Minister or the First Secretary of State were used here.

In carrying out his duties, the Leader of the House of Commons works with the Chief Whip of the ruling faction. By 2018, there was a deputy ( Deputy ), these items had last Michael Ellis stopped.

The office of the Leader of the House of Commons is assigned to the Cabinet Office . With the Leader of the House of Lords there is a similar position in the upper house , is incumbent, as of May 2019 Natalie Evans . Both offices are collectively referred to as Leader of the House . Although their owners do not belong to the cabinet , they still take part in its meetings.

Analogous to the Leader of the House of Commons, there has also been a Shadow Leader of the House of Commons as a member of the shadow cabinet on the opposition side since the mid-1950s . The Labor MP Valerie Vaz has occupied this position since October 2016 .

history

The name was established around the middle of the 19th century , but the function is older. Until the Second World War, the Prime Minister, if he was a member of the House of Commons, assumed the function himself, supported from 1922 by a deputy who took care of day-to-day business. Since then there has been an independent leader who was also assigned a deputy at times . Since the position is not anchored in law and the incumbent is not officially appointed by the crown, it is linked to another. More recently it was that of the Lord President of the Council .

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Leader of the House of Commons on the UK Parliament's website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Luke Hawker: Jacob Rees-Mogg given major promotion by Boris Johnson with important no deal Brexit role. July 24, 2019, accessed on July 24, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Parliamentary Secretary of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) on the UK Government website, accessed May 23, 2019
3. ↑ Leader of the House in the UK Parliament's Glossary, accessed May 23, 2019
4. ↑ Her Majesty's Government on the UK Government website, accessed May 23, 2019.
5. ↑ Biography of Valerie Vaz on the British Parliament website, accessed May 29, 2019.