Leader of the Delegation (RSA) (TGM)

The Leader of the Delegation officially the Leader of the House of Delegates (commonly known as the Leader of the House) is a member of the Cabinet and is in charge of managing the governments business in parliament. The position used to be held by the Prime Minister until Martha Williams who was prime minister from 2014 to 2019 appointed Alissa Bennet to the role.

Up until the Leader was appointed to another cabinet member the Deputy Leader of the House of Delegates carried out most of the work but since then the Leader has became more more involved with the day to day running of the office. Even though the office is a cabinet position it does not carry a bonus so all holders of the office have held normally a ministerial position mainly the Minister for Home Affairs.

The Leader works closely with the Shadow Leader of the Delegation who organises all business of the opposition and they work together to ensure all business is completed within the house. The leader also announces all house business before each session.

In the event that the prime minister is unavailable to speak at PMQ's they are replaced by either the deputy prime minister, Secretary of State or the leader of the delegation.