Leader of the House (New South Wales)

The Leader of the House, also known as the "Manager of Government Business", is responsible for managing and scheduling Government business in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. The office is typically held by a cabinet-level Minister of the Crown. The Leader manages the legislative program of the government on sitting days and is the Government's spokesperson on procedural matters in the Legislative Assembly. The leader's counterpart is the Manager of Opposition Business, who consult with each other to facilitate the orderly conduct of business.^[1] There is no direct equivalent position in the upper house of parliament, the New South Wales Legislative Council, with government business being managed by the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or their deputy.

List of Leaders

Leader		Term began	Term ended	Party	Premier	Notes
	Paul Whelan	7 April 1999	28 February 2003	Labor	Bob Carr	[2]
	Carl Scully	2 April 2003	26 October 2006		Bob Carr Morris Iemma	[3]
	David Campbell	26 October 2006	2 March 2007		Morris Iemma	[4]
	John Aquilina	4 May 2007	4 March 2011		Morris Iemma Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally	[5]
	Brad Hazzard	3 April 2011	17 April 2014	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	[6]
	Anthony Roberts	23 April 2014	2 April 2019		Mike Baird Gladys Berejiklian	[7]
	Andrew Constance	2 April 2019	8 May 2020		Gladys Berejiklian	[8]
	Mark Speakman	8 May 2020	21 December 2021		Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet	[9]
	Alister Henskens	21 December 2021	3 March 2023		Dominic Perrottet	[10]
	Ron Hoenig	5 April 2023	Incumbent	Labor	Chris Minns	[11]

See also

• Leader of the House (Australia)
• Leader of the House (Queensland)
• Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council (New South Wales)

References

1. "Legislative Assembly - Other Office Holders". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
2. "The Hon. Paul Francis Patrick WHELAN (1943 - 2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
3. "The Hon. (Carl) Patrick Carl SCULLY, BA, LLB(Hons) (1957 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
4. "The Hon. David Andrew CAMPBELL (1957 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
5. "The Hon. John Joseph AQUILINA, BA, DipEd, DipMus(HC) FACE (1950 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
6. "The Hon. (Brad) Bradley Ronald HAZZARD, BA, DipEd, LLB(NSW), LLM(Syd) (1951 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
7. "The Hon. Anthony John ROBERTS, MA (Comms) MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
8. "The Hon. Andrew James CONSTANCE (1973 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
9. "The Hon. Mark Raymond SPEAKMAN, SC MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
10. "Mr Alister HENSKENS, SC MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
11. "Mr Ron HOENIG, DipLaw (SAB) MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2023.