House of Lords (Queensland)
The Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the Commonwealth of Queensland in Parliament assembled | |
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 Logo of the House of Lords | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Lord Speaker | Sir Joseph Thanawachiraporn, The Duke of Herning since 8 June 2024 |
Senior Deputy Speaker | Sir Buttifant Herbert, The Baron Herbert of Charlestown since 8 June 2024 |
Leader of the House | Sir Smith Arthur, Baron Arthur of Castletown, National Liberal Party since 4 March 2023 |
Shadow Leader of the House | Dame Theresa Olivia Hunnerberg, Baroness Hunnerberg of Queanbeyan, Conservation and Democracy Party since 4 March 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 10 |
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Political groups | |
Length of term | At His Majesty's pleasure or resignation |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Lords Room National Parliament Building Vesteralen, Edinburgh Queensland | |
The House of Lords, (domestically known as the Lords) is the upper house of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Queensland. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the National Parliament Building.
Members of the House of Lords are drawn from the peerage, made up of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal. The Lords Spiritual are 1 bishop in the established Church of Queensland. Most Lords Temporal are life peers, appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister or House of Lords Appointments Commission, but they also include hereditary peers.
The House of Lords scrutinises bills that have been approved by the House of Commons. It regularly reviews and amends Bills from the Commons. While it is unable to prevent Bills passing into law, except in certain limited circumstances, it can delay Bills and force the Commons to reconsider their decisions. In this capacity, the House of Lords acts as a check on the House of Commons that is independent from the electoral process. Bills can be introduced into either the House of Lords or the House of Commons. While members of the Lords may also take on roles as government ministers, high-ranking officials such as cabinet ministers are usually drawn from the Commons. The House of Lords has its own support services, separate from the Commons
List of members
| Representative of the Monarch | Lords Spiritual | QCD | QNL | QGN | Independent |
Current members
| Individual | Appointed | Roles/reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir David Constantine Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Deakin | 4 March 2023 | State Governor of New Western Brisbane (2021-Incumbent) | |
| Sir Joseph Thanawachiraporn, The Duke of Herning | 29 July 2020 | Bishop of Christoph Chao City (since 20 May 2020) Religious Advisor in H.M.the King (since 29 July 2020) | |
| Sir Bernard Leopold, Duke of Kaipara | 4 March 2023 | Earl Marshal of the Kingdom of Queensland | |
| Sir Eun Jo, Duke of Albany | 25 January 2024 | - | |
| Dame Helene Gertrude, The Baroness Gertrude of Nassau | 15 June 2021 | Lord Speaker (10 April 2017 - 15 January 2018) | |
| Sir Buttifant Herbert, The Baron Herbert of Charlestown | 15 June 2021 | Commons Speaker (16 July 2018 - 19 March 2020) | |
| Sir David Justin Portal Malta, Marquess of Lillehammer | 4 March 2023 | President of the Supreme Court (2020-2023) | |
| Sir Smith Arthur, The Baron Arthur of Castletown | 15 June 2021 | Prime Minister (17 March - 14 August 2019) | |
| Dame Theresa Olivia Hunnerberg, Baroness Hunnerberg of Queanbeyan | 4 March 2023 | Deputy Prime Minister of Queensland (2020-2021) | |
| Sir John Norman, The Baron Norman of Lacombe | 15 June 2020 | Commandant General of the Royal Queensland Marine Corps (29 March 2017 - 25 March 2019) | |