# Leader of the House of Commons

The Leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.
The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements. The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' chief whips ("the usual channels"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (backbench) business to be put before the House of Commons.
The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by Lucy Powell, who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by Keir Starmer.

## Responsibilities

The current responsibilities of the Leader of the House of Commons are as follows:
* Planning and supervising the Government's Legislative Programme;
* Chairing the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Business and Legislation;
* Managing the business of the House of Commons and preparing weekly statements on upcoming business;
* Facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber;
* Serving as the Government's representative in the House, namely as a voting member of the House of Commons Commission, the Public Accounts Commission, the Members Estimate Committee, and the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority;
* Reforming parliamentary procedure and operations;
* Representing the House of Commons within Government, be it contributing to the Civil Service's efforts to build parliamentary capability or receiving MPs' requests for assistance on ministerial correspondence and questions; and
* Ministerial responsibility for the Privy Council Office.
The Osmotherly Rules, which set out guidance on how civil servants should respond to parliamentary select committees, are jointly updated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and the Cabinet Office.

## History

The title was not established until about the middle of the 19th century, although the institution is much older.
Until 1942, the title was usually held by the prime minister if he sat in the House of Commons, however, in more recent years, the title has been held by a separate politician.
The title holder is not formally appointed by the Crown and the title alone does not attract a salary, so is now usually held in addition to a sinecure, currently Lord President of the Council.

## List of Leaders of the House of Commons (1721–present)

| Leader Constituency | Leader Constituency | Leader Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Other ministerial offices held as Leader | Party | Ministry |
| | | Robert Walpole MP for King's Lynn | 4 April 1721 | 6 February 1742 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Walpole–Townshend |
| | | Robert Walpole MP for King's Lynn | 4 April 1721 | 6 February 1742 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Walpole |
| | | Samuel Sandys MP for Worcester | 12 February 1742 | 27 August 1743 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Carteret |
| | | Henry Pelham MP for Sussex | 27 August 1743 | 6 March 1754 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Carteret |
| | | Henry Pelham MP for Sussex | 27 August 1743 | 6 March 1754 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Broad Bottom (I & II) |
| | | Thomas Robinson MP for Christchurch | 23 March 1754 | October 1755 | Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Whig | Newcastle I |
| | | Henry Fox MP for Windsor | 14 November 1755 | 13 November 1756 | Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Whig | Newcastle I |
| | | William Pitt 'the Elder' MP for Okehampton | 4 December 1756 | 6 April 1757 | Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Whig | Pitt–Devonshire |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | April 1757 | June 1757 | | | 1757 Caretaker |
| | | William Pitt 'the Elder' MP for Bath | 27 June 1757 | 6 October 1761 | Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Whig | Pitt–Newcastle |
| | | George Grenville MP for Buckingham | October 1761 | May 1762 | Treasurer of the Navy | Whig | Pitt–Newcastle |
| | | Henry Fox MP for Dunwich | May 1762 | April 1763 | Paymaster of the Forces | Whig | Bute (Tory–Whig) |
| | | George Grenville MP for Buckingham | 16 April 1763 | 13 July 1765 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Grenville |
| | | Henry Seymour Conway MP for Thetford | July 1765 | 20 October 1768 | Secretary of State for the Southern Department until May 1766 Secretary of State for the Northern Department from May 1766 | Whig | Rockingham I |
| | | Henry Seymour Conway MP for Thetford | July 1765 | 20 October 1768 | Secretary of State for the Southern Department until May 1766 Secretary of State for the Northern Department from May 1766 | Whig | Chatham (Whig–Tory) |
| | | Frederick North Lord North MP for Banbury | October 1768 | 22 March 1782 | Prime Minister from 28 January 1770 First Lord of the Treasury from 28 January 1770 Chancellor of the Exchequer | Tory | Grafton (Whig–Tory) |
| | | Frederick North Lord North MP for Banbury | October 1768 | 22 March 1782 | Prime Minister from 28 January 1770 First Lord of the Treasury from 28 January 1770 Chancellor of the Exchequer | Tory | North |
| | | Charles James Fox MP for Westminster | 27 March 1782 | July 1782 | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Whig | Rockingham II |
| | | Thomas Townshend MP for Whitchurch | 10 July 1782 | 6 March 1783 | Secretary of State for the Home Department | Whig | Shelburne (Whig–Tory) |
| | | Charles James Fox MP for Westminster | 2 April 1783 | 19 December 1783 | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Whig | Fox–North |
| | | Frederick North Lord North MP for Banbury | 2 April 1783 | 19 December 1783 | Secretary of State for the Home Department | Tory | Fox–North |
| | | William Pitt 'the Younger' MP for Appleby until 1784 MP for Cambridge University from 1784 | 19 December 1783 | 14 March 1801 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Tory | Pitt I |
| | | Henry Addington MP for Devizes | 17 March 1801 | 10 May 1804 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Tory | Addington |
| | | William Pitt 'the Younger' MP for Cambridge University | 10 May 1804 | 23 January 1806† | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Tory | Pitt II |
| | | Charles James Fox MP for Westminster | February 1806 | 13 September 1806† | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Whig | All the Talents |
| | | Charles Grey Viscount Howick MP for Northumberland | September 1806 | 31 March 1807 | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Whig | All the Talents |
| | | Spencer Perceval MP for Northampton | April 1807 | 11 May 1812† | Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Prime Minister from October 1809 First Lord of the Treasury from October 1809 | Tory | Portland II |
| | | Spencer Perceval MP for Northampton | April 1807 | 11 May 1812† | Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Prime Minister from October 1809 First Lord of the Treasury from October 1809 | Tory | Perceval |
| | | Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh MP for Down until 1821 MP for Orford from 1821 The Marquess of Londonderry from 1821 | June 1812 | 12 August 1822† | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Tory | Liverpool |
| | | George Canning MP for Liverpool until 1823 MP for Harwich 1823–1826 MP for Newport 1826–1827 MP for Seaford from 1827 | 16 September 1822 | 8 August 1827† | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs until April 1827 Prime Minister from April 1827 First Lord of the Treasury from April 1827 Chancellor of the Exchequer from April 1827 | Tory | Liverpool |
| | | George Canning MP for Liverpool until 1823 MP for Harwich 1823–1826 MP for Newport 1826–1827 MP for Seaford from 1827 | 16 September 1822 | 8 August 1827† | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs until April 1827 Prime Minister from April 1827 First Lord of the Treasury from April 1827 Chancellor of the Exchequer from April 1827 | Tory | Canning (Canningite–Whig) |
| | | William Huskisson MP for Liverpool | 3 September 1827 | 21 January 1828 | Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | Tory | Goderich (Canningite–Whig) |
| | | Robert Peel MP for Oxford University until 1829 MP for Westbury from 1829 | 26 January 1828 | 16 November 1830 | Secretary of State for the Home Department | Tory | Wellington–Peel |
| | | John Spencer Viscount Althorp MP for Northamptonshire until 1832 MP for South Northamptonshire from 1832 | 22 November 1830 | 14 November 1834 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Grey |
| | | John Spencer Viscount Althorp MP for Northamptonshire until 1832 MP for South Northamptonshire from 1832 | 22 November 1830 | 14 November 1834 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Whig | Melbourne I |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 14 November 1834 | 10 December 1834 | | | Wellington Caretaker |
| | | Robert Peel MP for Tamworth | 10 December 1834 | 8 April 1835 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer | Conservative | Peel I |
| | | Lord John Russell MP for Stroud | 18 April 1835 | 30 August 1841 | Secretary of State for the Home Department until August 1839 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from August 1839 | Whig | Melbourne II |
| | | Robert Peel MP for Tamworth | 30 August 1841 | 29 June 1846 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | Peel II |
| | | Lord John Russell MP for City of London | 30 June 1846 | 21 February 1852 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Whig | Russell I |
| | | Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire | 27 February 1852 | 17 December 1852 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Conservative | Who? Who? |
| | | Lord John Russell MP for City of London | 28 December 1852 | 30 January 1855 | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs until February 1853 Minister without Portfolio February 1853 – June 1854 Lord President of the Council from June 1854 | Whig | Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig) |
| | | Henry John Temple The Viscount Palmerston MP for Tiverton | 6 February 1855 | 19 February 1858 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Whig | Palmerston I |
| | | Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire | 26 February 1858 | 11 June 1859 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Conservative | Derby–Disraeli II |
| | | Henry John Temple The Viscount Palmerston MP for Tiverton | 12 June 1859 | 18 October 1865† | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Liberal | Palmerston II |
| | | William Ewart Gladstone MP for South Lancashire | October 1865 | 26 June 1866 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Liberal | Russell II |
| | | Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire | 6 July 1866 | 1 December 1868 | Chancellor of the Exchequer until February 1868 Prime Minister from February 1868 First Lord of the Treasury from February 1868 | Conservative | Derby–Disraeli III |
| | | William Ewart Gladstone MP for Greenwich | 3 December 1868 | 17 February 1874 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer from August 1873 | Liberal | Gladstone I |
| | | Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire | 20 February 1874 | 21 August 1876 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | Disraeli II |
| | | Stafford Northcote MP for Devonshire North | 21 August 1876 | 21 April 1880 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Conservative | Disraeli II |
| | | William Ewart Gladstone MP for Midlothian | 23 April 1880 | 9 June 1885 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer until December 1882 | Liberal | Gladstone II |
| | | Michael Hicks-Beach MP for Bristol West | 24 June 1885 | 28 January 1886 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Conservative | Salisbury I |
| | | William Ewart Gladstone MP for Midlothian | 1 February 1886 | 2 July 1886 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal | Liberal | Gladstone III |
| | | Lord Randolph Churchill MP for Paddington South | 3 August 1886 | 14 January 1887 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Conservative | Salisbury II |
| | | W. H. Smith MP for Strand | 17 January 1887 | October 1891 | First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | Salisbury II |
| | | Arthur Balfour MP for Manchester East | October 1891 | 11 August 1892 | First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | Salisbury II |
| | | William Ewart Gladstone MP for Midlothian | 15 August 1892 | 2 March 1894 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal | Liberal | Gladstone IV |
| | | William Harcourt MP for Derby | 2 March 1894 | 21 June 1895 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Liberal | Rosebery |
| | | Arthur Balfour MP for Manchester East | 29 June 1895 | 4 December 1905 | Prime Minister from July 1902 First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal July 1902 – October 1903 | Conservative | Salisbury (III & IV) (Con.–Lib.U.) |
| | | Arthur Balfour MP for Manchester East | 29 June 1895 | 4 December 1905 | Prime Minister from July 1902 First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal July 1902 – October 1903 | Conservative | Balfour (Con.–Lib.U.) |
| | | Henry Campbell-Bannerman MP for Stirling Burghs | 5 December 1905 | 5 April 1908 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Liberal | Campbell-Bannerman |
| | | H. H. Asquith MP for East Fife | 5 April 1908 | 5 December 1916 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Secretary of State for War March – August 1914 | Liberal | Asquith (I–III) |
| | | H. H. Asquith MP for East Fife | 5 April 1908 | 5 December 1916 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Secretary of State for War March – August 1914 | Liberal | Asquith Coalition (Lib.–Con.–Lab.) |
| | | Bonar Law MP for Bootle until 1918 MP for Glasgow Central from 1918 | 10 December 1916 | 23 March 1921 | Chancellor of the Exchequer until January 1919 Lord Privy Seal from January 1919 | Conservative | Lloyd George (I & II) (Lib.–Con.–Lab.) |
| | | Austen Chamberlain MP for Birmingham West | 23 March 1921 | 19 October 1922 | Lord Privy Seal | Conservative | Lloyd George (I & II) (Lib.–Con.–Lab.) |
| | | Bonar Law MP for Glasgow Central | 23 October 1922 | 20 May 1923 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | Law |
| | | Stanley Baldwin MP for Bewdley | 22 May 1923 | 22 January 1924 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer until August 1923 | Conservative | Baldwin I |
| | | Ramsay MacDonald MP for Aberavon | 22 January 1924 | 3 November 1924 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Labour | MacDonald I |
| | | Stanley Baldwin MP for Bewdley | 4 November 1924 | 4 June 1929 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | Baldwin II |
| | | Ramsay MacDonald MP for Seaham | 5 June 1929 | 7 June 1935 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Labour | MacDonald II |
| | | Ramsay MacDonald MP for Seaham | 5 June 1929 | 7 June 1935 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | National Labour | National I (N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N. –Lib.) |
| | | Ramsay MacDonald MP for Seaham | 5 June 1929 | 7 June 1935 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | National Labour | National II (N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N. –Lib. until 1932) |
| | | Stanley Baldwin MP for Bewdley | 7 June 1935 | 28 May 1937 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | National III (Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.) |
| | | Neville Chamberlain MP for Birmingham Edgbaston | 28 May 1937 | 10 May 1940 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | National IV (Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.) |
| | | Neville Chamberlain MP for Birmingham Edgbaston | 28 May 1937 | 10 May 1940 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Conservative | Chamberlain War (Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.) |
| | | Winston Churchill MP for Epping | 10 May 1940 | 19 February 1942 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister of Defence | Conservative | Churchill War (All parties) |
| | | Stafford Cripps MP for Bristol East | 19 February 1942 | 22 November 1942 | Lord Privy Seal | Independent | Churchill War (All parties) |
| | | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick and Leamington | 22 November 1942 | 26 July 1945 | Foreign Secretary | Conservative | Churchill War (All parties) |
| | | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick and Leamington | 22 November 1942 | 26 July 1945 | Foreign Secretary | Conservative | Churchill Caretaker (Con.–N.Lib.) |
| | | Herbert Morrison MP for Lewisham East until 1950 MP for Lewisham South from 1950 | 27 July 1945 | 9 March 1951 | Deputy Prime Minister Lord President of the Council | Labour | Attlee (I & II) |
| | | James Chuter Ede MP for South Shields | 9 March 1951 | 26 October 1951 | Secretary of State for the Home Department | Labour | Attlee (I & II) |
| | | Harry Crookshank MP for Gainsborough | 28 October 1951 | 20 December 1955 | Minister of Health until May 1952 Lord Privy Seal from May 1952 | Conservative | Churchill III |
| | | Harry Crookshank MP for Gainsborough | 28 October 1951 | 20 December 1955 | Minister of Health until May 1952 Lord Privy Seal from May 1952 | Conservative | Eden |
| | | R. A. Butler MP for Saffron Walden | 20 December 1955 | 9 October 1961 | Lord Privy Seal until October 1959 Secretary of State for the Home Department from January 1957 | Conservative | Eden |
| | | R. A. Butler MP for Saffron Walden | 20 December 1955 | 9 October 1961 | Lord Privy Seal until October 1959 Secretary of State for the Home Department from January 1957 | Conservative | Macmillan (I & II) |
| | | Iain Macleod MP for Enfield West | 9 October 1961 | 20 October 1963 | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Conservative | Macmillan (I & II) |
| | | Selwyn Lloyd MP for Wirral | 20 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 | Lord Privy Seal | Conservative | Douglas-Home |
| | | Herbert Bowden MP for Leicester South West | 16 October 1964 | 11 August 1966 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Wilson (I & II) |
| | | Richard Crossman MP for Coventry East | 11 August 1966 | 18 October 1968 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Wilson (I & II) |
| | | Fred Peart MP for Workington | 18 October 1968 | 19 June 1970 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Wilson (I & II) |
| | | William Whitelaw MP for Penrith and The Border | 20 June 1970 | 7 April 1972 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Heath |
| | | Robert Carr MP for Mitcham | 7 April 1972 | 5 November 1972 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Heath |
| | | Jim Prior MP for Lowestoft | 5 November 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Heath |
| | | Edward Short MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central | 5 March 1974 | 8 April 1976 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Wilson (III & IV) |
| | | Michael Foot MP for Ebbw Vale | 8 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Callaghan |
| | | Norman St John-Stevas MP for Chelmsford | 5 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for the Arts | Conservative | Thatcher I |
| | | Francis Pym MP for Cambridgeshire | 5 January 1981 | 5 April 1982 | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until September 1981 Lord President of the Council from September 1981 | Conservative | Thatcher I |
| | | John Biffen MP for Oswestry until 1983 MP for Shropshire North from 1983 | 5 April 1982 | 13 June 1987 | Lord President of the Council until June 1983 Lord Privy Seal from 11 June 1983 | Conservative | Thatcher I |
| | | John Biffen MP for Oswestry until 1983 MP for Shropshire North from 1983 | 5 April 1982 | 13 June 1987 | Lord President of the Council until June 1983 Lord Privy Seal from 11 June 1983 | Conservative | Thatcher II |
| | | John Wakeham MP for South Colchester and Maldon | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1989 | Lord Privy Seal until January 1988 Lord President of the Council from 10 January 1988 | Conservative | Thatcher III |
| | | Geoffrey Howe MP for East Surrey | 24 July 1989 | 2 November 1990 | Lord President of the Council Deputy Prime Minister | Conservative | Thatcher III |
| | | John MacGregor MP for South Norfolk | 2 November 1990 | 10 April 1992 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Thatcher III |
| | | John MacGregor MP for South Norfolk | 2 November 1990 | 10 April 1992 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Major I |
| | | Tony Newton MP for Braintree | 10 April 1992 | 2 May 1997 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Major II |
| | | Ann Taylor MP for Dewsbury | 2 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Blair I |
| | | Margaret Beckett MP for Derby South | 27 July 1998 | 8 June 2001 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Blair I |
| | | Robin Cook MP for Livingston | 8 June 2001 | 17 March 2003 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Blair II |
| | | John Reid MP for Hamilton North and Bellshill | 4 April 2003 | 13 June 2003 | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Blair II |
| | | Peter Hain MP for Neath | 11 June 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Lord Privy Seal Secretary of State for Wales | Labour | Blair II |
| | | Geoff Hoon MP for Ashfield | 6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Lord Privy Seal | Labour | Blair III |
| | | Jack Straw MP for Blackburn | 5 May 2006 | 27 June 2007 | Lord Privy Seal | Labour | Blair III |
| | | Harriet Harman MP for Camberwell and Peckham | 28 June 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Lord Privy Seal Minister for Women and Equality | Labour | Brown |
| | | George Young MP for North West Hampshire | 12 May 2010 | 3 September 2012 | Lord Privy Seal | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) |
| | | Andrew Lansley MP for South Cambridgeshire | 4 September 2012 | 14 July 2014 | Lord Privy Seal | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) |
| | | William Hague MP for Richmond (Yorks) | 14 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 | First Secretary of State | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) |
| | | Chris Grayling MP for Epsom and Ewell | 9 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Cameron II |
| | | David Lidington MP for Aylesbury | 14 July 2016 | 11 June 2017 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | May I |
| | | Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire | 11 June 2017 | 22 May 2019 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | May II |
| | | Mel Stride MP for Central Devon | 23 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | May II |
| | | Jacob Rees-Mogg MP for North East Somerset | 24 July 2019 | 8 February 2022 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Johnson I |
| | | Jacob Rees-Mogg MP for North East Somerset | 24 July 2019 | 8 February 2022 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Johnson II |
| | | Mark Spencer MP for Sherwood | 8 February 2022 | 6 September 2022 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Johnson II |
| | | Penny Mordaunt MP for Portsmouth North | 6 September 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Truss |
| | | Penny Mordaunt MP for Portsmouth North | 6 September 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Lord President of the Council | Conservative | Sunak |
| | | Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central | 5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Lord President of the Council | Labour | Starmer |

## Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

From 1922, when the prime minister was also Leader of the House of Commons, day-to-day duties were frequently carried out by a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. At other times, a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons was appointed merely to enhance an individual politician's standing within the government.
The title has been in use since 1942, but was not used from the 2019 dissolution of the Second May ministry to 2022, when it was revived by Boris Johnson. This was shortlived however, as it was abolished by Liz Truss after she became Prime Minister a few months later.

### List of Deputy Leaders of the House of Commons

| Deputy Leader | Term Start | Term End |
| Paddy Tipping | 23 December 1998 | 11 June 2001 |
| Stephen Twigg | 11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 |
| Ben Bradshaw | 29 May 2002 | 13 June 2003 |
| Phil Woolas | 13 June 2003 | 9 May 2005 |
| Nigel Griffiths | 10 May 2005 | 13 March 2007 |
| Paddy Tipping | 28 March 2007 | 27 June 2007 |
| Helen Goodman | 28 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 |
| Chris Bryant | 5 October 2008 | 9 June 2009 |
| Barbara Keeley | 9 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 |
| David Heath | 14 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 |
| Tom Brake | 4 September 2012 | 8 May 2015 |
| Thérèse Coffey | 11 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 |
| Michael Ellis | 17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 9 January 2018 | 9 July 2018 |
| Mark Spencer | 15 July 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
| Peter Bone | 8 July 2022 | 27 September 2022 |