Permanent historical factsheet

Leader of House of Commons

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records
1924–2003Date range
8Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1924

John Robert Clynes1924

Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

1945

Herbert Morrison Lambeth, 1st1945

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

1966

Richard Howard Stafford Crossman11 August 1966

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons.

1974

Edward Short1974

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

1976

Michael Mackintosh Foot1976

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Elected Deputy Leader and serves as Leader of the House of Commons, which gave him the unenviable task of trying to maintain the survival of the Callaghan Government as its majority evaporated

1998

Margaret Becket1998

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

2001

Robin Finlayson Cook2001

Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

2003

John Reid4 January 2003

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

Names involved

Edward ShortHerbert Morrison Lambeth, 1stJohn ReidJohn Robert ClynesMargaret BecketMichael Mackintosh FootRichard Howard Stafford CrossmanRobin Finlayson Cook

Provenance

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