Leader of the Opposition (Bermuda)

Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
The Hon. N. H. Cole Simons JP,MP
since 2 November 2020
StyleThe Honourable
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party in the House of Assembly that is not in government

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 is not in government. The Leader of the Opposition is seen as an alternate Premier-in-waiting and leads Bermuda's Opposition and Shadow Cabinet.

The current holder of the post of Leader of the Opposition is The Hon. N. H. Cole Simons, JP, MP[1]

List of leaders of the opposition of Bermuda

# Incumbent Portrait Tenure Political party
Took office Left office
1 Arnold Francis February 1963 1966 Progressive Labour Party
2 Walter Robinson 1966 May 1968 Progressive Labour Party
3 Lois Browne-Evans 22 May 1968 June 1972 Progressive Labour Party
(2) Walter Robinson June 1972 April 1976 Progressive Labour Party
(3) Lois Browne-Evans April 1976 October 1985 Progressive Labour Party
4 L. Frederick Wade November 1985 13 August 1996 Progressive Labour Party
Acting Jennifer Smith 13 August 1996 20 August 1996 Progressive Labour Party
5 Jennifer Smith 20 August 1996 9 December 1998 Progressive Labour Party
6 Pamela Gordon 9 December 1998 October 2001 United Bermuda Party
7 Grant Gibbons October 2001 January 2006 United Bermuda Party
8 Wayne Furbert January 2006 3 April 2007 United Bermuda Party
9 Michael Dunkley 3 April 2007 18 December 2007 United Bermuda Party
10 Kim Swan 18 December 2007 17 May 2011 United Bermuda Party
11 John Barritt 17 May 2011 15 September 2011 One Bermuda Alliance
12 Craig Cannonier 15 September 2011 17 December 2012 One Bermuda Alliance
Acting Derrick Burgess 17 December 2012 21 December 2012 Progressive Labour Party
13 Marc Bean 21 December 2012 4 November 2016 Progressive Labour Party
Acting Edward David Burt 4 November 2016 7 November 2016 Progressive Labour Party
14 Edward David Burt 7 November 2016 18 July 2017 Progressive Labour Party
15 Patricia Gordon-Pamplin 26 July 2017 21 November 2017 One Bermuda Alliance
16 Jeanne Atherden 21 November 2017 20 September 2018 One Bermuda Alliance
17 Craig Cannonier 24 September 2018 October 2020 One Bermuda Alliance
18 N.H. Cole Simons 2 November 2020 Present One Bermuda Alliance

References

  1. ^ "Cole Simons Sworn In As Opposition Leader". Bernews. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.