Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago)

Leader of the Opposition of the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Leader of the Opposition of the; Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
	Incumbent; Kamla Persad-Bissessar; since 9 September 2015
Inaugural holder	Basdeo Panday as Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Rudranath Capildeo as Leader of the Opposition of the Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago;

The Leader of the Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago is the leader of the largest political party which has not formed the current government.

The Leader of the Opposition is a member of the House of Representatives, and is appointed by the President of Trinidad and Tobago.

The current Leader of the Opposition is Kamla Persad-Bissessar, leader of the United National Congress.

Leaders of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation
#	Incumbent	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political affiliation
	Ashford Sastri Sinanan		1951	1956		Democratic Labour Party
	Simbhoonath Capildeo		1956	1962		Democratic Labour Party
1 (Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago)	Rudranath Capildeo		31 August 1962	June 1967		Democratic Labour Party
2 (Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago)	Vernon Jamadar		July 1967	1971		Democratic Labour Party
3 (Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago)	John R.F. Richardson		July 1972	1976		Non-partisan
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
1	Basdeo Panday (1st time)		1976	1977		United Labour Front
2	Raffique Shah		9 August 1977	31 March 1978		United Labour Front
3	Basdeo Panday (2nd time)		1978	1986		United Labour Front
4	Patrick Manning (1st time)		1986	1990		People's National Movement
5	Basdeo Panday (3rd time)		1990	1995		United National Congress
6	Patrick Manning (2nd time)		6 November 1995	24 December 2001		People's National Movement
7	Basdeo Panday (4th time)		24 December 2001	26 April 2006		United National Congress
8	Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1st time)		26 April 2006	8 November 2007		United National Congress
9	Basdeo Panday (5th time)		8 November 2007	25 February 2010		United National Congress
10	Kamla Persad-Bissessar (2nd time)		25 February 2010	25 May 2010		United National Congress
11	Keith Rowley		25 May 2010	9 September 2015^[1]		People's National Movement
12	Kamla Persad-Bissessar (3rd time)		9 September 2015	Incumbent		United National Congress