Government House Leader

Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes
Incumbent
Karina Gould
since July 26, 2023
Privy Council Office
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[2]
on the advice of the prime minister[3]
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderIan Alistair Mackenzie
FormationOctober 14, 1944
DeputyDeputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Websitewww.canada.ca/en/leader-government-house-commons.html

The Government House Leader, officially known as the leader of the Government in the House of Commons of Canada (French: leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes du Canada), is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the House of Commons of Canada. Despite the name of the position it does not refer to the prime minister of Canada, who is the head of government.

  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.