Leader of the Opposition Oppositieleider 反对党领袖 Fǎnduìdǎng Lǐngxiù 野党党首 Yatō Tōshu | |
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Incumbent Macey Novakova since 29 July 2019 | |
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Style | The Honourable Leader of the Opposition (spoken) |
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Term length | While leader of the largest political party not in government |
Formation | 21 October 1825 |
Inaugural holder | Charles Drummond |
Salary | $215,340 (END) |
The Leader of the Official Opposition (commonly known as the Leader of the Opposition or colloquially the Opposition Leader) is the politician who leads the Official Opposition in Enderron. The position is conventionally held by the leader of the largest party not within the government.
The current Leader of the Opposition is Macey Novakova of the Liberal Party, since 29 July 2019.
Twenty leaders of the opposition have later become premier or prime minister, although two – Thomas Southcott and William A. Watford – had already served an earlier term as premier (both served non-consecutive terms in office).
List of Leaders of the Opposition
№ | Leader | Party | Term of office | Premier/Prime Minister | ||||
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Portrait | Name (birth–death) | |||||||
1 | File:CharlesDrummond.jpg | Sir Charles Drummond (1760–1842) |
Ind. Conservative | 21 October 1825 |
17 March 1830 |
George Granville | ||
Andrew Campbell | ||||||||
2 | File:GeorgeWade.jpg | George Wade (1779–1848) |
Ind. Conservative | 17 March 1830 |
2 September 1832 | |||
3 | File:JohnConstance.jpg | John Constance (1785–1851) |
Conservative | 2 September 1832 |
8 December 1837 | |||
4 | File:HenryBassinger.jpg | Henry Bassinger (1787–1849) |
Conservative | 8 December 1837 |
8 March 1843 | |||
Thomas Southcott | ||||||||
3 | File:ThomasSouthcott.jpg | Thomas Southcott (1790–1869) |
Liberal | 8 March 1843 |
14 April 1844 |
Henry Bassinger | ||
(4) | File:HenryBassinger.jpg | Henry Bassinger (1787–1849) |
Conservative | 14 April 1844 |
13 June 1846 |
Thomas Southcott | ||
6 | File:CharlesStephenson.jpg | Charles Stephenson (1796–1867) |
Conservative | 13 June 1846 |
29 December 1846 | |||
7 | File:LachlanRussell.jpg | Lachlan Russell (1801–1885) |
Conservative | 29 December 1846 |
17 September 1850 | |||
(3) | File:ThomasSouthcott.jpg | Thomas Southcott (1790–1869) |
Liberal | 17 September 1850 |
24 June 1855 |
Lachlan Russell | ||
8 | File:JamesJenkins.jpg | James Jenkins (1804–1868) |
Liberal | 24 June 1855 |
6 May 1857 | |||
(7) | File:LachlanRussell.jpg | Lachlan Russell (1801–1885) |
Conservative | 6 May 1857 |
20 August 1861 |
James Jenkins | ||
(8) | File:JamesJenkins.jpg | James Jenkins (1804–1868) |
Liberal | 20 August 1861 |
18 September 1861 |
Lachlan Russell | ||
9 | File:JohnTerrence.jpg | John Terrence (1805–1900) |
Liberal | 18 September 1861 |
22 July 1865 | |||
William A. Watford | ||||||||
10 | File:StevenWilkinson.jpg | Steven Wilkinson (1817–1882) |
Liberal | 22 July 1865 |
10 February 1866 | |||
11 | File:HenryNash.jpg | Henry Nash (1828–1903) |
Liberal | 10 February 1866 |
10 November 1870 | |||
12 | File:WilliamWatford.jpg | Sir William A. Watford (1810–1886) |
Conservative | 10 November 1870 |
18 May 1871 |
Henry Nash | ||
(11) | File:HenryNash.jpg | Henry Nash (1828–1903) |
Liberal | 18 May 1871 |
15 May 1874 |
William A. Watford | ||
13 | File:CharlesLeighton.jpg | Sir Charles Leighton (1821–1906) |
Liberal | 15 May 1874 |
1 April 1875 | |||
(12) | File:WilliamWatford.jpg | Sir William A. Watford (1810–1886) |
Conservative | 1 April 1875 |
26 January 1877 |
Charles Leighton | ||
14 | File:JosephRenshaw.jpg | Joseph Renshaw (1830–1914) |
Conservative | 26 January 1877 |
12 September 1885 | |||
15 | File:JamesSpencerCampbell.jpg | James S. Campbell (1827–1919) |
Conservative | 12 September 1885 |
31 July 1889 | |||
(13) | File:CharlesLeighton.jpg | Sir Charles Leighton (1821–1906) |
Liberal | 31 July 1889 |
4 March 1891 |
James S. Campbell | ||
(15) | File:JamesSpencerCampbell.jpg | James S. Campbell (1827–1919) |
Conservative | 4 March 1891 |
28 September 1892 |
Charles Leighton | ||
(13) | File:CharlesLeighton.jpg | Sir Charles Leighton (1821–1906) |
Liberal | 28 September 1892 |
29 January 1897 |
James S. Campbell | ||
William Thurmond | ||||||||
16 | File:SamuelDavidScott.jpg | Samuel David Scott (1837–1910) |
Conservative | 29 January 1897 |
23 March 1900 |
Charles Leighton | ||
17 | File:NormanFrederickson.jpg | Norman Frederickson (1838–1904) |
Liberal | 23 March 1900 |
25 May 1901 |
Samuel David Scott | ||
18 | File:JuliusFindley.jpg | Julius Findley (1847–1926) |
Liberal | 25 May 1901 |
17 October 1901 | |||
(16) | File:SamuelDavidScott.jpg | Samuel David Scott (1837–1910) |
Conservative | 17 October 1901 |
30 April 1904 |
Norman Frederickson | ||
Arthur Cameron | ||||||||
19 | File:VernonStLaurent.jpg | Vernon St. Laurent (1846–1933) |
Conservative | 30 April 1904 |
4 May 1907 | |||
20 | Sir Douglas Wilson (1849–1921) |
Conservative | 4 May 1907 |
15 August 1911 | ||||
People's | Edward Jansen | |||||||
21 | File:EdwardJansen.jpg | Edward Jansen (1851–1916) |
Democratic | 15 August 1911 |
7 January 1916† |
Douglas Wilson | ||
Martin Renner | ||||||||
22 | File:AlecMarshall.jpg | Alec Marshall (1848–1926) |
Democratic | 7 January 1916 |
29 January 1920 | |||
23 | File:CharlesWatson.jpg | Charles Watson (1860–1941) |
Social Democrats | 29 January 1920 |
18 June 1922 | |||
24 | Allen Sjoberg (1875–1936) |
Social Democrats | 18 June 1922 |
15 December 1923 | ||||
25 | Martin Renner (1858–1937) |
People's | 15 December 1923 |
1 February 1924 |
Allen Sjoberg | |||
26 | George Keeney (1871–1949) |
People's | 1 February 1924 |
25 July 1926 | ||||
(24) | Allen Sjoberg (1875–1936) |
Social Democrats | 25 July 1926 |
15 September 1927 |
George Keeney | |||
27 | Daniel Reed (1867–1963) |
Social Democrats | 15 September 1927 |
14 November 1930 | ||||
(26) | George Keeney (1871–1949) |
People's | 14 November 1930 |
29 November 1930 |
Daniel Reed | |||
28 | Maxwell Druitt (1876–1944) |
People's | 29 November 1930 |
6 May 1935 | ||||
Andrew Mulherin | ||||||||
29 | Neville Saxton (1869–1951) |
People's | 6 May 1935 |
26 November 1937 | ||||
30 | Robert Fraser Scott (1893–1972) |
Social Democrats | 26 November 1937 |
13 March 1945 |
Neville Saxton | |||
William Oxley | ||||||||
31 | Peter Vickerson (1884–1960) |
Social Democrats | 13 March 1945 |
29 December 1945 | ||||
32 | Jeremy Fulton (1892–1957) |
Social Democrats | 29 December 1945 |
8 August 1952 | ||||
33 | Gordon Collins (1909–1996) |
Social Democrats | 8 August 1952 |
30 September 1958 | ||||
34 | Calvin Rhinehart (1925–2003) |
Social Democrats | 30 September 1958 |
17 October 1962 | ||||
35 | File:JensStorthaun.jpg | Jens Storthaun (1904–1992) |
Social Democrats | 17 October 1962 |
16 December 1967 | |||
Benjamin Thrailkill | ||||||||
Alex Holthe | ||||||||
(34) | Calvin Rhinehart (1925–2003) |
Social Democrats | 16 December 1967 |
23 September 1970 | ||||
36 | Alex Holthe (1912–1999) |
United | 23 September 1970 |
12 August 1976 |
Calvin Rhinehart | |||
37 | Martin Crowley (1926–2010) |
United | 12 August 1976 |
27 March 1979 | ||||
38 | Mike Behrens (1933–) |
United | 27 March 1979 |
29 September 1986 | ||||
William Watt | ||||||||
James Thorpe | ||||||||
39 | Jeffrey Ruben (1942–) |
Social Democrats | 29 September 1986 |
19 June 1987 |
Mike Behrens | |||
40 | Helen Vandenberg (1939–) |
Social Democrats | 19 June 1987 |
20 September 1990 | ||||
(38) | Mike Behrens (1933–) |
United | 20 September 1990 |
10 May 1991 |
Helen Vandenberg | |||
41 | Andrew Quinton (1946–) |
United | 10 May 1991 |
26 July 1992 | ||||
42 | Anthony Hammond (1937–2015) |
Conservative | 26 July 1992 |
5 October 1992 | ||||
43 | Ed Tannen (1942–) |
Conservative | 5 October 1992 |
25 November 1993 | ||||
44 | Wally Koepke (1951–) |
Conservative | 25 November 1993 |
30 September 2002 | ||||
Rick Clarkson | ||||||||
Liberal | ||||||||
45 | File:JasonVien.jpg | Jason Vien (1960–) |
Social Democrats | 30 September 2002 |
30 September 2006 |
Wally Koepke | ||
46 | Tom Woodlands (1960–) |
Social Democrats | 30 September 2006 |
1 October 2014 | ||||
Adrian Coghlan | ||||||||
Sherry Matsuda | ||||||||
47 | Jeremy Wansey (1957–) |
Liberal | 1 October 2014 |
16 June 2016 |
Tom Woodlands | |||
Lisa Kelsey Chan | ||||||||
48 | Matt Eriksen (1969–) |
Liberal | 16 June 2016 |
29 July 2019 | ||||
49 | Macey Novakova (1978–) |
Liberal | 29 July 2019 |
Incumbent |