Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Leader of the Official Opposition;
	Incumbent; Dwight Ball

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The Leader of the 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

Leader	Party	Took office	Left office
John Gilbert Higgins	Progressive Conservative	1949	1951
Peter Cashin	Progressive Conservative	1951	1953
Malcolm Hollett	Progressive Conservative	1953	1959
James Greene	Progressive Conservative	1960	1966
Noel Murphy	Progressive Conservative	1966	1966
Gerry Ottenheimer	Progressive Conservative	1967	1969^[1]
Anthony Joseph Murphy	Progressive Conservative	1969	1971^[2]
Frank Moores	Progressive Conservative	1971	1972
Joey Smallwood	Liberal	1972	1972
Edward Roberts	Liberal	1972	1977
Steve Neary^[3]	Liberal	1977	1977
Bill Rowe	Liberal	1977	1979
Don Jamieson	Liberal	1979	1980
Len Stirling	Liberal	1980	1982
Steve Neary^[4]	Liberal	1982	1984
Leo Barry	Liberal	1984	1987
Roger Simmons^[5]	Liberal	1987	1987
Clyde Wells	Liberal	1987	1989
Tom Rideout	Progressive Conservative	1989	1991
Len Simms	Progressive Conservative	1991	1995
Lynn Verge	Progressive Conservative	1995	1996
Loyola Sullivan	Progressive Conservative	1996	1998
Ed Byrne	Progressive Conservative	1998	2001
Danny Williams	Progressive Conservative	2001	2003
Roger Grimes	Liberal	2003	2005
Gerry Reid	Liberal	2005	2007
Yvonne Jones	Liberal	2007	2010
Kelvin Parsons (interim) ^[6]	Liberal	2010	2011
Yvonne Jones	Liberal	2011	2012
Dwight Ball	Liberal	2012

[edit] Notes

^ Ottenheimer served from 1967 to 1969 following Murphy's loss of his seat in the 1966 election.[1]
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Neary became Opposition Leader after Liberal leader Sterling lost his seat in the 1982 general election. He subsequently became interim party leader as well.
^ 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.
^ "Opposition calls for timelines and action on neo-natal care improvements". Liberal Opposition. 1 September 2010. http://www.liberaloppositionnl.com/news_releases_2010/Sept%201-10%20Parsons%20Neonatal.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2012.