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Leader of the Legislative Council

Leader of the Legislative Council

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In the New Zealand Parliament, the leader of the Legislative Council was a government minister appointed by the prime minister 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

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Notes

  1. [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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