Leader of the House of Commons

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The Leader of the House of Commons is a senior UK government minister responsible for arranging and managing the government's legislative business in the House of Commons.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government ministerial office
parliamentary office
appliesToJurisdiction House of Commons of the United Kingdom
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
country United Kingdom
hasAssociatedOffice Chief Whip
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
hasDuty announcing the forthcoming business of the House of Commons
arranging government business in the House of Commons
coordinating the legislative timetable with other ministers
liaising between the Government and the House of Commons on business matters
managing the government’s legislative programme in the House of Commons
moving business motions in the House of Commons
representing the House of Commons’ interests in Cabinet on parliamentary business
responding to business questions from Members of Parliament
scheduling government bills for debate
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons
hasResponsibility coordination of statements and urgent questions on behalf of the Government
ensuring government legislation progresses through the House of Commons
management of parliamentary time for government business
procedural coordination of government legislation
hasSubordinateBody Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
hasTermLength at His Majesty’s pleasure
inception 18th century
isConfirmedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
isDifferentFrom Government Chief Whip
Leader of the House of Lords
Speaker of the House of Commons
isNominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
isPositionHeldBy Penny Mordaunt
isStyleOf The Right Honourable
isUsually member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
officeHolder Penny Mordaunt
officeHolderMustBe Member of Parliament
officeHolderParty Conservative Party (UK)
partOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet

Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
reportsTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
residence United Kingdom
seat House of Commons, Palace of Westminster
usedLanguage English
worksIn Palace of Westminster

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Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Commons of the United Kingdom hasOfficer Leader of the House of Commons
William Pitt the Younger positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Chief Whip worksWith Leader of the House of Commons
Lord North positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Commons hasSubordinateBody Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
linked to: Leader of the House of Commons
Herbert Morrison positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Randolph Churchill positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
subject linked to: Randolph
Lord President of the Council oftenHoldsAdditionalRole Leader of the House of Commons
George Canning positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Henry Pelham positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Penny Mordaunt positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
David Lidington positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Government Whips Office worksWith Leader of the House of Commons
Frederick North, Lord North positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
subject linked to: Frederick
Pitt the Elder positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Lords worksWith Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Lords isDifferentFrom Leader of the House of Commons
George Grenville positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) hasOffice Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
linked to: Leader of the House of Commons
Jack Straw positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
subject linked to: John
Edward Short positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
John MacGregor positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
linked to: Leader of the House of Commons
Charles James Fox positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons (UK)
linked to: Leader of the House of Commons
William Whitelaw positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Cabinet of the United Kingdom hasPart Leader of the House of Commons
subject linked to: the Cabinet
Leader of the House (Singapore) similarTo Leader of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
subject linked to: Leader of the House
linked to: Leader of the House of Commons
British Civil Service ministerial hierarchy includesOffice Leader of the House of Commons
Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Chris Grayling positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Andrea Leadsom positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
House of Commons Commission hasMember Leader of the House of Commons
Henry Seymour Conway positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Sidmouth positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Penny Mordaunt positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
subject linked to: John Mordaunt
Iain Macleod positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Tony Newton positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Patrick Gordon Walker positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
linked to: Leader of the House of Commons
Rab Butler positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Second Cameron ministry includedOffice Leader of the House of Commons
Robert Finlayson Cook positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
William Henry Smith positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Anthony Eden positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
subject linked to: Robert Anthony
Richard Crossman positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons