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Northern Ireland 1921–72
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Politics and government of
Northern Ireland 1921–72
The Minister and Leader of the House of Commons was a Cabinet post in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972. The position was established in 1966. It was vacant for two short periods, in 1968 and 1969, and from March 1971 was combined with the post of Minister of State in the Ministry of Development.
# Name Took Office Prime Minister Party 1. James Chichester-Clark 7 October 1966 O'Neill Ulster Unionist 2. Brian McConnell 27 September 1967 O'Neill Ulster Unionist Vacant 14 August 1968 O'Neill Ulster Unionist 3. James Chichester-Clark 2 September 1968 O'Neill Ulster Unionist Vacant 23 April 1969 O'Neill Ulster Unionist 4. John Dobson 3 May 1969 Chichester-Clark Ulster Unionist 5. Nat Minford 23 March 1971 Faulkner Ulster Unionist There were at least two prior Leaders of the House of Commons, who held the position alongside other ministerial posts:
- 1964: Ivan Neill
- 1965: Brian Faulkner
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