Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)

Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent Tim Nicholls since 6 May 2016
Term length	While leader of the largest political party not in government
Inaugural holder	Thomas Glassey
Formation	30 August 1898 (Official Designation)
Deputy	Deb Frecklington

This is a list of Leaders of the Opposition in Queensland. Prior to 1898, opposition to the government of the day was less organised. Thus the Queensland Parliamentary Record does not designate Leaders of the Opposition before then. The Leader is responsible for managing the Opposition and has a role in administering the Legislative Assembly through the Committee of the Legislative Assembly.

List of Leaders of the Opposition

Name	Party	Period in office
Thomas Glassey	Labor	30 August 1898 – 12 May 1899
Anderson Dawson	Labor	12 May 1899 – 1 December 1899
Robert Philp	Ministerialist	1 December 1899 – 7 December 1899
Anderson Dawson	Labor	7 December 1899 – 16 July 1900
Billy Browne	Labor	16 July 1900 – 17 September 1903
Robert Philp	Conservative	17 September 1903 – 28 June 1904
Arthur Rutledge	Conservative	28 June 1904 – 27 August 1904
Robert Philp	Conservative	19 September 1904 – 19 November 1907
William Kidston	Kidston	19 November 1907 – 15 February 1908
Robert Philp	Conservative	15 February 1908 – 29 October 1908
David Bowman	Labor	16 November 1908 – 6 September 1912
T. J. Ryan	Labor	6 September 1912 – 22 May 1915
Edward Macartney	Qld. Liberal	24 June 1915 – 8 September 1915
James Tolmie	Qld. Liberal	8 September 1915 – 27 June 1917
James Tolmie	Nationalist	27 June 1917 – 15 February 1918
Edward Macartney	Nationalist	15 February 1918 – 28 January 1920
William Vowles	Nationalist	28 January 1920 – 28 July 1920
William Vowles	Country	28 July 1920 – 11 July 1923
Charles Taylor	United Party	11 July 1923 – 9 April 1924
Arthur Edward Moore	Country	19 April 1924 – 12 May 1925
Arthur Edward Moore	Country Progressive	12 May 1925 – 15 December 1925
Arthur Edward Moore	CPNP	15 December 1925 – 11 May 1929
William Forgan Smith	Labor	27 May 1929 – 11 June 1932
Arthur Edward Moore	CPNP Country	15 August 1932 – 15 July 1936
Ted Maher	Country	15 July 1936 – 21 May 1941
Frank Nicklin	Country	21 May 1941 – 3 August 1957
Les Wood	Labor	15 August 1957 – 29 March 1958
Jim Donald	Labor	14 April 1958 – 18 August 1958
Jack Duggan	Labor	18 August 1958 – 11 October 1966
Jack Houston	Labor	12 October 1966 – 1 July 1974
Perc Tucker	Labor	1 July 1974 – 7 December 1974
Tom Burns	Labor	19 December 1974 – 28 November 1978
Ed Casey	Labor	28 November 1978 – 20 October 1982
Keith Wright	Labor	20 October 1982 – 29 August 1984
Nev Warburton	Labor	29 August 1984 – 2 March 1988
Wayne Goss	Labor	2 March 1988 – 2 December 1989
Russell Cooper	National	2 December 1989 – 9 December 1991
Rob Borbidge	National	10 December 1991 – 19 February 1996
Peter Beattie	Labor	19 February 1996 – 26 June 1998
Rob Borbidge	National	29 June 1998 – 2 March 2001
Mike Horan	National	2 March 2001 – 4 February 2003
Lawrence Springborg	National	4 February 2003 – 18 September 2006
Jeff Seeney	National	18 September 2006 – 29 January 2008
Lawrence Springborg	National	29 January 2008 – 9 September 2008
Lawrence Springborg	Liberal National	9 September 2008 – 2 April 2009
John-Paul Langbroek	Liberal National	2 April 2009 – 22 March 2011
Jeff Seeney1	Liberal National	22 March 2011 – 26 March 2012
Annastacia Palaszczuk	Labor	28 March 2012 – 14 February 2015
Lawrence Springborg	Liberal National	14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016
Tim Nicholls	Liberal National	6 May 2016 – present

Notes

¹ On 2 April 2011, Campbell Newman was elected to lead the LNP into the 2012 Queensland state election, but was not recognised as the Leader of the Opposition as he was not a Member of Parliament during the 53rd Parliament.

External links

• Opposition Leaders from 1898. Queensland Parliamentary Record