Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador)

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

No.	Name Electoral district (Birth–Death)	Term of office
1	John Gilbert Higgins MHA for St. John's East (1891–1963)	1949–1951	Progressive Conservative
2	Peter John Cashin MHA for Ferryland (1890–1977)	1951–1953	Progressive Conservative
3	Malcolm Mercer Hollett MHA for St. John's West (1891–1985)	1953–1959	Progressive Conservative
4	James Greene MHA for St. John's East (1928–2014)	1960–1966	Progressive Conservative
5	Noel Murphy MHA for Humber East (1915–2005)	1966	Progressive Conservative
6	Gerry Ottenheimer^[a] MHA for St. John's East (1934–1998)	1967–1969	Progressive Conservative
7	Anthony Joseph Murphy^[b] MHA for St. John's East (1913–1996)	1969–1971	Progressive Conservative
8	Frank Moores MHA for Humber West (1933–2005)	1971–1972	Progressive Conservative
9	Joey Smallwood MHA for Placentia East (1900–1991)	1972	Liberal
10	Edward Roberts MHA for White Bay North (1940–2022)	1972–1977	Liberal
11	Steve Neary^[c] MHA for LaPoile (1925–1996)	1977	Liberal
12	Bill Rowe MHA for Twillingate (born 1942)	1977–1979	Liberal
13	Don Jamieson MHA for Bellevue (1921–1986)	1979–1980	Liberal
14	Len Stirling MHA for Bonavista North	1980–1982	Liberal
(11)	Steve Neary^[d] MHA for LaPoile (1925–1996)	1982–1984	Liberal
15	Leo Barry MHA for Mount Scio (born 1943)	1984–1987	Liberal
–	Roger Simmons^[e] MHA for Fortune-Hermitage (born 1939) (Interim)	1987	Liberal
16	Clyde Wells MHA for Windsor-Buchans (born 1937)	1987–1989	Liberal
17	Tom Rideout MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale (born 1948)	1989–1991	Progressive Conservative
18	Len Simms MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans (born 1943)	1991–1995	Progressive Conservative
19	Lynn Verge MHA for Humber East (born 1951)	1995–1996	Progressive Conservative
–	Loyola Sullivan MHA for Ferryland (born 1949) (Interim)	1996–1998	Progressive Conservative
20	Ed Byrne MHA for Kilbride (born 1963)	1998–2001	Progressive Conservative
21	Danny Williams^[1] MHA for Humber West (born 1949)	2001–2003	Progressive Conservative
22	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
23	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
24	Dwight Ball MHA for Humber Valley (born 1957)	2013–2015	Liberal
25	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
26	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
27	Tony Wakeham^[9] MLA for Stephenville-Port au Port	2023–present	Progressive Conservative

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^ 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.