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The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. Each party has a leader, the party in the minority has a minority leader, and the party in the majority has a majority leader who is also speaker of the house.
James K. Polk is the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States. A common misconception is that President Gerald Fordwas once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.
No- Ford was never the Speaker of the House. He was the Republican minority leader for a time and would have been Speaker if his party had held a majority.
The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. As of June 2014, it is Speaker John Boehner.
Congresswoman, House Minority Whip, House Minority Leader, and Speaker of the House.
The leader of the US House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. As of January 2011, the Speaker is Republican John Boehner of Ohio. The Speaker is elected by the members of the House and historically will be chosen from the majority party in the House. The equivalent position for the opposition party is the Minority Leader.
The Speaker dominates the House, which is strongly partisan. In the Senate, the Majority Leader shares power with the Minority Leader.
Gerald Ford
The 'leader' of the US House of Representatives is known as the Speaker of the House. The Speaker is elected by the Party (Democrat or Republican) that controls the most seats in the House, known as the majority party. The Speaker is also therefore, the majority leader. The Party with fewer seats in the House than the other Party is known as the minority party, and the minority party elects its own leader, known as the minority leader. The current Speaker and majority leader is John Boehner, a Republican.
The Speaker of the House is the highest ranking member of the majority party, currently Paul Ryan. The highest ranking member of the minority party is the Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi. There is not a minority Speaker of the House.
Minority Leader of the 112th US House of Representatives.
The leader of the US House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. As of January 2011, the Speaker is Republican John Boehner of Ohio. The Speaker is elected by the members of the House and historically will be chosen from the majority party in the House. The equivalent position for the opposition party is the Minority Leader.