Parliament

Posted Mar 24, 2025 16:42 UTC (Mon) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: Parliament by paulj
Parent article: OSI election ends with unsatisfying results

> It's the convention the cabinet in the UK are also a member of the house of parliament or house of lords, and it's typical that they are elected MPs, however they don't have to be. It's not that unusual to have a minister from the House of Lords - typically an appointed life peer. However, they can be anyone.

It's only in the last 100 years or so that it's become typical for the executive to be elected MPs. Before the great reform by George V (1910-1935), it was the House of Lords with much of the power and most of the executive. That was probably the end of the great shift of power that began with the Civil War and execution of Charles I.

Cheers,
Wol