Leader of the House of Commons

Leader of the House of Commons
Incumbent Marchioness of Dorchester since 21 June 2025
Cabinet Office
Style	The Right Honourable
Type	Minister of the Crown
Member of	Cabinet of Great Britain
Reports to	Prime Minister
Seat	70 Whitehall
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	The King (on the advice of the prime minister)
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1 July 2024
First holder	The Viscount Sidmouth
Salary	£42,000 per cycle
Website	gov.gb/cabinet-office

The Leader of the House of Commons is a Minister of the Crown responsible for organising government business in the House of Commons. They are appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister and sit ex-officio as a Member of the Cabinet. The Leader is always a Member of Parliament.

This office was created by Prime Minister Josephine Carew-Grey, The Baroness Wilton on 1 July 2024. Its responsibilities haven't changed over time, but it's not often appointed. The longest consecutively-serving Leader is Thomas Carew, The Viscount Sidmouth, who held the post for over 58 days. The longest cumulatively-serving Leader is Thomas Carew, The Viscount Sidmouth, who served for 58 days over 2 ministries. The shortest-serving Leader is Josephine Carew, Marchioness of Dorchester, who held the post for over 4 days. On 21 June 2025, Josephine Carew, Marchioness of Dorchester became the first woman to serve in the role, she also currently serves as incumbent.

Leaders of the House of Commons

Portrait		Leader	Term of Office			Party	Government
			Start	End	Duration
​		The Viscount Sidmouth MP for East Devon	1 July 2024	27 August 2024	58 days	Unionist	Wilton Premiership
							First Warwick Premiership
		Marchioness of Dorchester MP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale	21 June 2025	20 July 2025	31 days		Dorchester Premiership