Leader of the House

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The Leader of the House is the Singaporean parliamentarian responsible for managing the government’s legislative agenda and business in the Parliament of Singapore.

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Leader of the House canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
appointedBy office of the Prime Minister of Singapore
surface form: Prime Minister of Singapore
associatedWith executive branch of the Government of Singapore
country Singapore
hasStyle The Honourable
inception 1965
jurisdiction Government of Singapore
languageOfWork English
Malay
Mandarin
Tamil
legislativeBody Parliament of Singapore
locatedIn Parliament House, Singapore
officeHolderMustBe Member of Parliament
officeHolderTypicallyFrom ruling party
officeType non-constitutional office
partOf Cabinet-level parliamentary leadership structure of Singapore
reportsTo Cabinet of Singapore
office of the Prime Minister of Singapore
surface form: Prime Minister of Singapore
requires membership in Parliament of Singapore
responsibility coordinating the legislative timetable
liaising with the Speaker of Parliament on government business
moving procedural motions on behalf of the government
prioritising government legislation in parliamentary sittings
representing the government in matters relating to the conduct of business in the House
scheduling government bills for debate
role manages government business in Parliament
manages the government’s legislative agenda in Parliament
scopeOfAuthority government business in the Parliament of Singapore
similarTo Leader of the House of Commons
surface form: Leader of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
typeOfPosition political leadership role in the legislature
usedIn Westminster-style parliamentary system in Singapore
worksWith Deputy Leader of the House (Singapore)
Parliament of Singapore
surface form: Government Whip (Singapore)

Speaker of Parliament
surface form: Speaker of Parliament of Singapore

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Parliament of Singapore hasLeaderTitle Leader of the House