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.
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficeGovernment1Frederick Whitaker12 May 185624 May 1856 SewellFox I 2 Ralph Richardson 24 May 1856 2 June 1856(1)Frederick Whitaker2 June 185616 July 1861 Stafford IFox II 3 Daniel Pollen 16 July 1861 6 August 18624Henry Tancred6 August 18622 November 1863 DomettWhitaker I (1) Frederick Whitaker 2 November 1863 24 November 1864 5 Henry Sewell 24 November 1864 26 July 1865Weld 6 James Crowe Richmond 26 July 1865 17 October 1865 7 Andrew Russell 17 October 1865 July 1866Stafford II 8 John Johnston July 1866 July 1867 9 John Richardson July 1867 July 1868(3)Daniel PollenJuly 18682 July 1869Fox III 10 William Gisborne 2 July 1869 10 September 1872 (5) Henry Sewell 10 September 1872 11 October 1872 Stafford III11George Waterhouse11 October 187215 July 1873 Waterhouse Fox IVVogel I(3)Daniel Pollen15 July 187316 October 1877 Pollen Vogel II Atkinson I, II 12 George Stoddart Whitmore 16 October 1877 8 October 1879 Grey(1)Frederick Whitaker8 October 18794 June 1884 Hall Whitaker IIAtkinson 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 1896Liberal 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 1926Reform 22 Heaton Rhodes 17 June 1926 June 1927 (21) Francis Bell June 1927 10 December 192823Thomas Sidey10 December 19282 October 1931 UnitedUnited–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 1939First 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 New Zealand Legislative Council Leader of the House (equivalent in the House of Representatives)
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