Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords explained

Post:	Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
Incumbent:	The Baroness Smith of Basildon
Incumbentsince:	27 May 2015
Formation:	1924
Inaugural:	The Viscount Haldane

The Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords is the parliamentary chairperson of the Labour Party of the House of Lords. The Labour Party peers elect the Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords.

When the Labour Party is the main party of opposition in the House of Commons, this post also acts as Shadow Leader of the House of Lords.

The current incumbent, Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, was appointed in May 2015.^{[1] [2]}

List of Labour Leaders in the House of Lords

Leader	Portrait	Term of office		LOTO
The Viscount Haldane		1924	19 August 1928	1924–1928
The Lord Parmoor		19 August 1928	24 August 1931	1928–1929 1931
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede		7 October 1931	25 October 1935	1931–1935
The Lord Snell		25 October 1935	22 May 1940	1935–1940	–
The Viscount Addison		22 May 1940	11 December 1951	1940–1945 1951–1952
The Earl Jowitt		1952	14 December 1955	1952–1955	–
The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough		14 December 1955	16 October 1964	1955–1964	–
The Earl of Longford		18 October 1964	16 January 1968
The Lord Shackleton		16 January 1968	4 March 1974	1970–1974
The Lord Shepherd		4 March 1974	10 September 1976
The Lord Peart		10 September 1976	4 November 1982	1979–1982
The Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos		4 November 1982	18 July 1992	1982–1992	–
The Lord Richard		18 July 1992	27 July 1998	1992–1997
The Baroness Jay of Paddington		27 July 1998	8 June 2001
The Lord Williams of Mostyn		8 June 2001	20 September 2003
The Baroness Amos		6 October 2003	27 June 2007
The Baroness Ashton of Upholland		27 June 2007	3 October 2008
The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon		3 October 2008	27 May 2015	2010–2015
The Baroness Smith of Basildon		27 May 2015		2015–	–

See also

• Leader of the Labour Party (UK)

Notes and References

1. News: 2015-09-14. Who's who in Corbyn's shadow cabinet?. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-07-01.
2. Web site: Parliamentary career for Baroness Smith of Basildon - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament. 2020-07-01. members.parliament.uk. en.