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Leader of the Official Opposition
Incumbent Tony Wakeham
Term length	While leader of the largest party not in government
Inaugural holder	John Gilbert Higgins
Formation	April 1, 1949

The leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. This list is incomplete

Portrait	Name Electoral district (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party
	John Gilbert Higgins MHA for St. John's East (1891–1963)	1949–1951		Progressive Conservative
	Peter John Cashin MHA for Ferryland (1890–1977)	1951–1953		Progressive Conservative
	Malcolm Mercer Hollett MHA for St. John's West (1891–1985)	1953–1959		Progressive Conservative
	James Greene MHA for St. John's East (1928–2014)	1960–1966		Progressive Conservative
	Noel Murphy MHA for Humber East (1915–2005)	1966		Progressive Conservative
	Gerry Ottenheimer MHA for St. John's East (1934–1998)	1967–1969		Progressive Conservative
	Anthony Joseph Murphy MHA for St. John's East (1913–1996)	1969–1971		Progressive Conservative
	Frank Moores MHA for Humber West (1933–2005)	1971–1972		Progressive Conservative
	Joey Smallwood MHA for Placentia East (1900–1991)	1972		Liberal
	Edward Roberts MHA for White Bay North (1940–2022)	1972–1977		Liberal
	Steve Neary MHA for LaPoile (1925–1996)	1977		Liberal
	Bill Rowe MHA for Twillingate (born 1942)	1977–1979		Liberal
	Don Jamieson MHA for Bellevue (1921–1986)	1979–1980		Liberal
	Len Stirling MHA for Bonavista North (1937–2024)	1980–1982		Liberal
	Steve Neary MHA for LaPoile (1925–1996)	1982–1984		Liberal
	Leo Barry MHA for Mount Scio (born 1943)	1984–1987		Liberal
	Roger Simmons MHA for Fortune-Hermitage (born 1939) (Interim)	1987		Liberal
	Clyde Wells MHA for Windsor-Buchans (born 1937)	1987–1989		Liberal
	Tom Rideout MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale (born 1948)	1989–1991		Progressive Conservative
	Len Simms MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans (born 1943)	1991–1995		Progressive Conservative
	Lynn Verge MHA for Humber East (born 1951)	1995–1996		Progressive Conservative
	Loyola Sullivan MHA for Ferryland (born 1949) (Interim)	1996–1998		Progressive Conservative
	Ed Byrne MHA for Kilbride (born 1963)	1998–2001		Progressive Conservative
	Danny Williams MHA for Humber West (born 1949)	2001–2003		Progressive Conservative
	Roger Grimes MHA for Exploits (born 1950)	2003–2005		Liberal
	Gerry Reid MHA for The Isles of Notre Dame (born 1954) (Interim)	2005–2007		Liberal
	Yvonne Jones MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair (born 1968) (Interim)	2007–2010		Liberal
	Kelvin Parsons MHA for Burgeo and La Poile (Interim)	2010–2011		Liberal
	Yvonne Jones MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair (born 1968) (Interim)	2011–2012		Liberal
	Dwight Ball MHA for Humber Valley (born 1957) (Interim)	2012–2013		Liberal
	Eddie Joyce MHA for Bay of Islands (Interim)	2013		Liberal
	Dwight Ball MHA for Humber Valley (born 1957)	2013–2015		Liberal
	Paul Davis MHA for Topsail-Paradise (born 1961)	2015–2018		Progressive Conservative
	David Brazil MHA for Conception Bay East - Bell Island (born 1963) (Interim)	2018		Progressive Conservative
	Ches Crosbie MHA for Windsor Lake (born 1953)	2018–2021		Progressive Conservative
	David Brazil MHA for Conception Bay East - Bell Island (born 1963) (Interim)	2021–2023		Progressive Conservative
	Tony Wakeham MHA for Stephenville-Port au Port	2023–present		Progressive Conservative

Notes

1. Ottenheimer served from 1967 to 1969 following Murphy's loss of his seat in the 1966 election.
2. Acting for Progressive Conservative Party leader Frank Moores who was elected party leader but did not gain a seat in the House of Assembly until 1971.
3. Rowe defeated Roberts for the Liberal leadership in October 1977 and entered the House via a by-election in December. Stephen Neary was Leader of the Opposition in the interim. St. John's Evening Telegram, November 25, 1977.
4. Neary became Opposition Leader after Liberal leader Sterling lost his seat in the 1982 general election. He subsequently became interim party leader as well.
5. Simmons was not party leader. He was Opposition Leader between the time that Leo Barry was deposed as Liberal leader and new leader Clyde Wells' acquisition of a seat via a by-election.

References

1. "A biography of premier-designate Danny Williams". CTV News. October 21, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
2. "Grimes resigns from political life". CBC News. May 30, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
3. "Jones takes on interim Liberal leadership". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
4. "Opposition calls for timelines and action on neo-natal care improvements". Liberal Opposition. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
5. "Long-serving MHA Eddie Joyce named Opposition leader". CBC News. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
6. "Paul Davis to resign as Progressive Conservative leader". CBC News. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
7. "Ches Crosbie victorious in Windsor Lake". The Telegram. September 20, 2018.
8. Staff, CBC News (31 March 2021). "PC Leader Ches Crobie stepping down as head of party". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
9. "Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election". CBC News. Oct 14, 2023. Retrieved Oct 14, 2023.

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