Leader of the Legislative Council

In the New Zealand Parliament, the Leader of the Legislative Council was a government minister appointed by the Prime Minister of New Zealand to be responsible for the management of government business in the Legislative Council until its abolition.

The office was created to delegate authority for a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) to introduce government legislation on behalf of the Prime Minister (who was normally a member of the House of Representatives instead).

List of holders

The following individuals held the office of Leader of the Legislative Council.[1]

Key

  Independent   Liberal   Reform   United   Labour   National

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Government
1 Frederick Whitaker 12 May 1856 24 May 1856 Sewell
Fox I
2 Ralph Richardson 24 May 1856 2 June 1856
(1) Frederick Whitaker 2 June 1856 16 July 1861 Stafford I
Fox II
3 Daniel Pollen 16 July 1861 6 August 1862
4 Henry Tancred 6 August 1862 2 November 1863 Domett
Whitaker I
(1) Frederick Whitaker 2 November 1863 24 November 1864
5 Henry Sewell 24 November 1864 26 July 1865 Weld
6 James Crowe Richmond 26 July 1865 17 October 1865
7 Andrew Russell 17 October 1865 July 1866 Stafford II
8 John Johnston July 1866 July 1867
9 John Richardson July 1867 July 1868
(3) Daniel Pollen July 1868 2 July 1869
Fox III
10 William Gisborne 2 July 1869 10 September 1872
(5) Henry Sewell 10 September 1872 11 October 1872 Stafford III
11 George Waterhouse 11 October 1872 15 July 1873 Waterhouse
Fox IV
Vogel I
(3) Daniel Pollen 15 July 1873 16 October 1877
Pollen
Vogel II
Atkinson I, II
12 George Stoddart Whitmore 16 October 1877 8 October 1879 Grey
(1) Frederick Whitaker 8 October 1879 4 June 1884 Hall
Whitaker II
Atkinson III
13 Richard Oliver 4 June 1884 19 August 1884
(12) George Stoddart Whitmore 19 August 1884 29 August 1884 Stout–Vogel
14 George McLean 29 August 1884 4 September 1884 Atkinson IV
15 Patrick Buckley 4 September 1884 11 October 1887 Stout–Vogel
(1) Frederick Whitaker 11 October 1887 27 January 1891 Atkinson V
(15) Patrick Buckley 27 January 1891 11 June 1896 Liberal
16 William Campbell Walker 11 June 1896 29 June 1903
17 Albert Pitt 29 June 1903 27 June 1907
18 John Findlay 27 June 1907 1 August 1911
19 James McGowan 1 August 1911 29 August 1911
(18) John Findlay 29 August 1911 16 February 1912
(19) James McGowan 16 February 1912 27 June 1912
20 Oliver Samuel 27 June 1912 10 July 1912
21 Francis Bell 10 July 1912 17 June 1926 Reform
22 Heaton Rhodes 17 June 1926 June 1927
(21) Francis Bell June 1927 10 December 1928
23 Thomas Sidey 10 December 1928 2 October 1931 United
United–Reform
24 Robert Masters 2 October 1931 15 October 1931
25 James Parr 15 October 1931 5 December 1933
(24) Robert Masters 5 December 1933 25 March 1936
26 Mark Fagan 25 March 1936 17 September 1939 First Labour
27 David Wilson 17 September 1939 26 September 1944
28 Angus McLagan 26 September 1944 25 June 1947
(27) David Wilson 25 June 1947 27 June 1950
29 William Polson 27 June 1950 31 December 1950 First National

See also

Notes
  1. Wilson 1985, pp. 123-4.

References
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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