Leader of the House of Lords

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The Leader of the House of Lords is a senior UK government minister responsible for organizing government business in the House of Lords and representing the Lords within the Cabinet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government ministerial office
cabinet position
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
category British constitutional law
Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
Positions in the British House of Lords
country England
United Kingdom
governmentBranch executive branch of the United Kingdom
hasAssociatedOffice Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
hasDuty answering for the Cabinet in the House of Lords on cross-cutting issues
defending government policy in the House of Lords
making business statements in the House of Lords
hasPower moving business motions in the House of Lords
scheduling government bills in the House of Lords
hasTitleForm Leader of the House of Lords self-link
house House of Lords
inception 18th century
interactsWith Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
surface form: Opposition in the House of Lords

crossbench peers
isDifferentFrom Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Speaker
jurisdiction House of Lords
legislativeBody House of Lords
location London, England
surface form: London
memberOf British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
nativeLanguage English
officeHoldersMustBe members of the House of Lords
oversees Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
partOf British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom

UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
reportsTo British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
requiredChamberMembership House of Lords
residence United Kingdom
responsibleFor arranging the government’s legislative programme in the House of Lords
liaison between the House of Lords and the Cabinet
managing the government’s day-to-day business in the House of Lords
organization of government business in the House of Lords
representing the House of Lords in the Cabinet
seat Palace of Westminster
style The Right Honourable
traditionallyHeldBy member of the governing party
usedFor coordination of government legislation in the House of Lords
representation of the House of Lords in inter-house negotiations
worksWith Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Leader of the House of Commons

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Leader of the House of Commons isDifferentFrom Leader of the House of Lords
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords appointedBy Leader of the House of Lords
this entity surface form: Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords worksWith Leader of the House of Lords
Lord President of the Council oftenHoldsAdditionalRole Leader of the House of Lords
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Curzon positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Stowell of Beeston positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Stowell of Beeston jurisdictionGoverned Leader of the House of Lords
this entity surface form: United Kingdom (as Leader of the House of Lords)
Margaret Jay positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Earl Grey positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Leader of the House of Lords hasTitleForm Leader of the House of Lords self-link
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) hasOffice Leader of the House of Lords
this entity surface form: Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Viscount Jowitt positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt
William Wyndham Grenville positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Reading office Leader of the House of Lords
Christopher Soames positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
the Cabinet hasPart Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
The Marquess of Salisbury positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
British Civil Service ministerial hierarchy includesOffice Leader of the House of Lords
Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax heldPosition Leader of the House of Lords
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords worksWith Leader of the House of Lords
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords opposes Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Derby positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Catherine Ashton position held Leader of the House of Lords
Catherine Ashton succeeded by Leader of the House of Lords
this entity surface form: Lord Strathclyde (as Leader of the House of Lords)
Baroness Valerie Amos positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: Valerie Amos
Baroness Jay of Paddington positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Natalie positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Alec positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Edward Wood positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Second Cameron ministry includedOffice Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Addison positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Viscount Cranborne heldPosition Leader of the House of Lords
subject surface form: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords assists Leader of the House of Lords
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords reportsTo Leader of the House of Lords
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords relatedPosition Leader of the House of Lords
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords supports Leader of the House of Lords
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords hasOfficeholder Leader of the House of Lords
George Ambrose Lloyd positionHeld Leader of the House of Lords
Chief Whip of the House of Lords worksWith Leader of the House of Lords
Chief Whip of the House of Lords reportsTo Leader of the House of Lords