Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Leader of the Official Opposition
Incumbent
Tony Wakeham
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest party not in government
Inaugural holderJohn Gilbert Higgins
FormationApril 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[a]
MHA for St. John's East
(1934–1998) 		1967–1969 Progressive Conservative
Anthony Joseph Murphy[b]
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[c]
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[d]
MHA for LaPoile
(1925–1996) 		1982–1984 Liberal
Leo Barry
MHA for Mount Scio
(born 1943) 		1984–1987 Liberal
Roger Simmons[e]
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[1]
MHA for Humber West
(born 1949) 		2001–2003 Progressive Conservative
Roger Grimes[2]
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[3]
MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
(born 1968)
(Interim) 		2007–2010 Liberal
Kelvin Parsons[4]
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[5]
MHA for Bay of Islands
(Interim) 		2013 Liberal
Dwight Ball
MHA for Humber Valley
(born 1957) 		2013–2015 Liberal
Paul Davis[6]
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[7]
MHA for Windsor Lake
(born 1953) 		2018–2021 Progressive Conservative
David Brazil[8]
MHA for Conception Bay East - Bell Island
(born 1963)
(Interim) 		2021–2023 Progressive Conservative
Tony Wakeham[9]
MHA for Stephenville-Port au Port 		2023–present Progressive Conservative


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  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.