Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly (South Australia)
| Leader of Government Business in the South Australian House of Assembly | |
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The Leader of Government Business in the South Australian House of Assembly, commonly known as Leader of the House, is responsible for the management of government business in the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. The office is held by a member of the Cabinet of South Australia.[1]
The Leader of Government Business, also known as Manager of Government Business, is responsible for managing and scheduling government business including:
- the order in which government issues are to be dealt with
- tactical matters in reaction to impediments to such management
- negotiation with their opposition counterpart (the Manager of Opposition Business) about the order in which bills are to be debated, and
- time allotted for debate.
List of government business leaders
[edit]| Leader | Term began | Term ended | Time in office | |
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| Jack Snelling | 2017 | |||
| Tom Koutsantonis | 2017 | 18 March 2018 | ||
| John Gardner | 22 March 2018 | 5 February 2020 | 1 year, 320 days | |
| Stephan Knoll | 5 February 2020 | 26 July 2020 | 172 days | |
| Dan van Holst Pellekaan | 29 July 2020 | 21 March 2022 | 1 year, 235 days | |
| Tom Koutsantonis | 24 March 2022 | incumbent | 2 years, 247 days | |
See also
[edit]- Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council (South Australia)
- Leader of Government Business (disambiguation)
- Cabinet of South Australia
- Government of South Australia
References
[edit]- ^ "Cabinet of South Australia: Premier.sa.gov.au". Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
