The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the

parliamentary system A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of th ...

form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically seen as an alternative

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

first minister A first minister is any of a variety of leaders of government cabinets. The term literally has the same meaning as "prime minister" but is typically chosen to distinguish the office-holder from a superior prime minister. Currently the title of '' ...

, or chief minister to the incumbent; in the Westminster system, they head a rival alternative government known as the shadow cabinet or opposition

front bench In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. The spokespeople for each group will often sit at the front of their group, and are then kno ...

. The same term is also used to refer to the leader of the largest

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

that is not in

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...

in subnational state, provincial, and other regional and local legislatures. In many

Commonwealth realm A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations whose monarch and head of state is shared among the other realms. Each realm functions as an independent state, equal with the other realms and nations of the Commonwealt ...

s, the full title for the Leader of the Opposition is the ''Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition''.

Current leaders of the opposition

Parliamentary systems

Leader of the Opposition (Albania) The Leader of the Opposition ( sq, Shefi i opozitës) is an unofficial title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in the Parliament of Albania. The Leader is invariably seen as the alternative Prime Minister of ...

(unofficial position) *

Leader of the Opposition (Cambodia) The Minority Leader ( km, ប្រធានក្រុមភាគតិច), or the Leader of the Opposition, leads the largest political party not in government in the National Assembly of Cambodia. The Minority Leader acts as a dialogue partn ...

Westminster system

* Leader of the Opposition (Antigua and Barbuda) * Leader of the Opposition (Australia) ** Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Australia) ** Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory) ** Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales) ** Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory) ** Leader of the Opposition (Queensland) ** Leader of the Opposition (South Australia) **

Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania) The Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania is the title of the leader of the largest minority party in the state lower house, the Tasmanian House of Assembly. They act as the public face of the opposition, leads the opposition on the floor of par ...

** Leader of the Opposition (Victoria) ** Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia) * Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas) * Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh) * Leader of the Opposition (Barbados) *

Leader of the Opposition (Belize) The Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition of Belize) is an elected official who, according to the Constitution, "commands the support of those elected officials that do not support the Government." ...

* Leader of the Opposition (Botswana) * Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada) ** Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada) ** Leader of the Opposition (Alberta) **

Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia) The leader of the Opposition (french: chef de l'Opposition) in British Columbia is the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition ...

Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba) A list of parliamentary opposition leaders in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada, from 1870 to the present. William Alexander Macdonald was the first officially recognized leader of the Opposition in Manitoba although Rodmond Roblin is c ...

** Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick) ** Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador) **

Leader of the Opposition (Nova Scotia) The leader of the Opposition () in Nova Scotia is the MLA in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This status generally goes to the leader of the second largest party in the Legisla ...

** Leader of the Opposition (Ontario) ** Leader of the Opposition (Prince Edward Island) ** Leader of the Opposition (Quebec) ** Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan) ** Leader of the Opposition (Yukon) * Leader of the Opposition (Dominica) *

Leader of the Opposition (Fiji) In Fiji, the Leader of the Opposition (or Opposition Leader) is a senior politician who commands the support of the Official Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is, by convention, the leader of the largest political party in the Parliame ...

Leader of the Opposition (Grenada) Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of His Majesty's Opposition) is usually the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives of Grenada that is not in government. The Leader of the Opposition is appointed by Gov ...

* Leader of the Opposition (India) ** Federal opposition leaders ** Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha ** Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha ** State level opposition leaders ** Leader of the Opposition (Andhra Pradesh) ** Leader of the Opposition (Madhya Pradesh) ** Leader of the Opposition (Gujarat) ** Leader of the Opposition (Jharkhand) ** Leader of the Opposition (Maharashtra) ** Leader of the Opposition (Kerala) ** Leader of the Opposition (Delhi) **

Leader of the Opposition (Punjab) The Leader of the Opposition of Punjab ( Urdu: قائد حزب اختلاف پنجاب), is an elected politician who is, by Pakistani law, the leader of the Official Opposition in the Province of Punjab. The Leader of the Opposition leads the O ...

Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius) The Leader of the Opposition (french: Leader de l'opposition) of the Republic of Mauritius is the Member of Parliament who leads the Official Opposition in Mauritius. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in t ...

* Leader of the Opposition (Myanmar) * Leader of the Opposition (Nepal) * Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) ** Leader of the Opposition (Cook Islands) * Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan) ** Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan) * Leader of the Opposition (Papua New Guinea) * Leader of the Opposition (Saint Kitts and Nevis) * Leader of the Opposition (Saint Lucia) * Leader of the Opposition (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) * Leader of the Opposition (Singapore) *

Leader of the Opposition (Solomon Islands) In the Solomon Islands, the Leader of the Official Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the National Parliament that is not in government. The title of "Leader of the Opposition" is common to the Commonwealth realms and seve ...

* Leader of the Opposition (South Africa) *

Leader of the Opposition (Thailand) The Leader of the Opposition ( th, ผู้นำฝ่ายค้านในสภาผู้แทนราษฎร; ) is the politician in the politics of Thailand who leads the main minority party in the House of Representatives. The Lead ...

* Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago) * Leader of the Opposition (Tuvalu) * Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) ** Leader of the Opposition (Scotland) (unofficial position) ** Leader of the Opposition (Wales) **

Leader of the Opposition (Northern Ireland) In Northern Ireland, the Leader of the Opposition was the leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland that was not in the government of the day. The position was eliminated in 1972 when the Stormont Parli ...

British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remnants of the former Bri ...

*** Leader of the Opposition (Anguilla) ***

Leader of the Opposition (Bermuda) The Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of His Majesty's Opposition in Bermuda or Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition in Bermuda when the monarch is female) is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Assembly that i ...

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Leader of the Opposition (British Virgin Islands) The Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition in the British Virgin Islands) is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Assembly that is not in government. Under the Constitution t ...

*** Leader of the Opposition (Cayman Islands) *** Leader of the Opposition (Gibraltar) *** Leader of the Opposition (Montserrat) *** Leader of the Opposition (Turks and Caicos Islands) * Leader of the Opposition (Vanuatu)

Semi-presidential systems

Leader of the Opposition in the French Senate The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate ( French: ''chef de l'opposition au Sénat'') is the leader of the largest opposition group in the Senate of France. The status has no official recognition in the French Constitution. What is more, the ...

* Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)

Presidential systems

Leader of the Opposition (Peru) Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets v ...

* Leader of the Main Opposition (Turkey) * Leader of the Opposition (Uganda) * Leader of the Opposition (Zambia)

Other

* Leader of the Opposition (Guyana)

Historical leader of the opposition positions

* Leader of the Opposition (Rhodesia)