The Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, also referred as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the

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. Their job is to work with the Leader,

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and other senior Lords to organise business. They also work with the

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and other party spokespeople to organise the party. The holder of this office would normally become

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if the party wins an election and forms the government. This position has been held by Baroness Smith of Basildon since 27 May 2015. In the nineteenth century, party affiliations were generally less fixed and the leaders in the two Houses were often of equal status. A single and clear Leader of the Opposition was only definitively settled if the opposition leader in the House of Commons or House of Lords was the outgoing prime minister. However, since the Parliament Act 1911, there has been no dispute that the leader in the House of Commons is pre-eminent and has always held the primary title.

Shadow Leaders of the House of Lords (1911-present)

This only lists leaders from the 1911 Parliament Act, as that's when the Common's Leader of the Opposition was put as pre-eminent over the Lords. Previous Leaders are

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Notes

: During Asquith's coalition government of 1915–1916, there was no formal opposition in either the Commons or the Lords. : The Labour Party did not appoint a leader in the Lords until it formed its first government in 1924. : The Marquess of Salisbury from 1947 : The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough from 1963

Shadow Leaders of the House of Lords (1911-present)

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