Leader of the Senate of New Ingerland

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Leader of the Senate of New Ingerland
Incumbent
Jasmine Cassidy

since 13 March 2012
Style The Right Honourable
Nominator Matthew Jones
Appointer Geoffrey VII
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural The Earl Lamberton
Formation 18 February 1836
Salary £6,150[1] (6th)

The Leader of the Senate is the leader of the government in the Senate of New Ingerland. The Leader is responsible for promoting and defending the government's programme in the upper house. It is typical for the Leader of the Senate to serve concurrently as the Cabinet Secretary, thereby entitling him to sit on the Cabinet of New Ingerland.

As a cabinet position, the Leader is appointed by the King on the advice of the Prime Minister. The position has it's difficulties, with the government often lacking a majority in the Senate. It usually falls to the Leader of the Senate to negotiate the passage of legislation through the chamber through discussions with cross-bench and opposition members.

List of Leaders of the Senate

# Name
(Birth–Death)
Electoral district, et al.
Party affiliation In office Duration Resident Commissioner Cabinet ministries
1 The Earl Lamberton
(19 September 1799 – 11 June 1864)
Senator by writ of subscription
Non-partisan 18 February 1836 - 28 April 1852 16 years, 2 months, 10 days Sir George Wheeler
2 The Earl Deveraux
(9 December 1793 – 26 January 1859)
Senator by writ of subscription
Non-partisan 28 April 1852 - 26 January 1859[2] 6 years, 8 months, 29 days
3 The Earl Percy
(4 October 1804 – 23 September 1886)
Senator by writ of subscription
Moderate[3] 7 February 1859 - 15 September 1868 9 years, 7 months, 8 days
4 The Lord Howard
(11 April 1811 – 17 December 1891)
Senator by writ of subscription
Moderate 21 September 1868 - 27 July 1874 5 years, 10 months, 6 days
Ian Cordell
(15 July 1915 – 28 June 1990)
Senator by appointment
Democratic Party 10 April 1961 - 22 February 1966 4 years, 10 months, 12 days Jonathan Braddock 42nd; 43rd
Clifford Garfield
(23 May 1919 – 11 June 1985)
Senator by appointment
Democratic Party 22 February 1966 - 13 November 1972 6 years, 8 months, 22 days 44th
Jed Elwin
(5 October 1928 – 26 May 1998)
Senator by appointment
Democratic Party 13 November 1972 - 28 July 1975 2 years, 9 months, 15 days 45th
Jason Olsen
The Earl Burleigh
(12 February 1907 – 15 September 2000)
Senator as a representative peer
National Party 28 July 1975 - 21 April 1981 5 years, 8 months, 24 days Jacob Meyer 46th; 47th
Liam Paulson
(born 9 April 1931)
Senator by appointment
Democratic Party 21 April 1981 - 12 March 1984 2 years, 10 months, 20 days Antonia Davidson 48th
Gary Maxwell
(9 November 1926 – 20 June 2014)
Senator for Albanyshire
National Party 12 March 1984 - 21 November 1986 2 years, 8 months, 9 days Phillip Corbett 49th
Cassandra Yee
Yvonne Gates
Janine Talbert
(15 April 1940 – 19 July 2010)
Senator by appointment
Democratic Party 21 November 1986 - 14 March 1988 1 year, 3 months, 22 days Antonia Davidson
Neville Marks
(born 28 August 1939)
Senator for Vernonshire
Democratic Party 14 March 1988 - 16 March 1992 4 years, 2 days 50th
Jonathan Owen
(born 9 April 1931)
Senator by appointment
National Party 16 March 1992 - 13 March 2000 7 years, 11 months, 26 days John Tudor 51st; 52nd
Scott Ryan
(born 31 March 1947)
Senator by appointment
Democratic Party 13 March 2000 - 15 March 2004 4 years, 2 days Bill Howlett 53rd
Royce Willoughby
(born 9 November 1945)
Senator by appointment
National Party 15 March 2004 - 19 August 2009 5 years, 5 months, 4 days Jim Goodwin 54th; 55th
Toby Lewis
(born 4 March 1954)
Senator by appointment
National Party 19 August 2009 - 13 March 2012 2 years, 6 months, 23 days 55th
Jasmine Cassidy
(born 11 December 1950)
Senator by appointment
Democratic Party 13 March 2012 - Present Incumbent Matthew Jones 56th

See also

References and notes

  1. The salary of the Leader of the Senate of New Ingerland is derived from his position as a member of Parliament and as a holder of a ministerial office. As of the opening of the 56th Parliament, all Senators and MHAs receive a salary of £1,170, plus £47 per sitting day (not including a per diem amount for expenses). In addition, the Leader of the Senate of New Ingerland receives an additional salary of £750.
  2. Lord Deveraux died in office on the 26 January 1859.
  3. Although formally non-partisan, politicians before 1890 tended to belong to either the moderate, progressive, or radical factions.

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