Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council (New South Wales)

Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Penny Sharpe
since 8 June 2021
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderSir Henry Manning [a]
Formation16 May 1941

The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council is an office held in New South Wales by the leader in the New South Wales Legislative Council of the second-largest party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales.

This section is an excerpt from Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales) § Leaders of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.[edit]
No. Name Portrait Party Term of office Tenure
  1 Sir Henry Manning [a] United Australia 16 May 1941 (1941-05-16) 22 April 1958 (1958-04-22) 16 years, 341 days
  Democratic
  Liberal
  2 Hector Clayton Liberal 12 April 1960 30 October 1962 2 years, 201 days
  3 Arthur Bridges Liberal 30 October 1962 13 May 1965 2 years, 195 days
  4 Reg Downing Labor 13 May 1965 4 February 1972 6 years, 267 days
  5 Neville Wran Labor 22 February 1972 19 October 1973 1 year, 239 days
  6 Leroy Serisier Labor 3 December 1973 13 May 1976 2 years, 162 days
  7 Sir John Fuller Country 14 May 1976 1 August 1978 2 years, 79 days
  8 Max Willis Liberal 1 August 1978 20 October 1981 3 years, 80 days
  9 Lloyd Lange Liberal 20 October 1981 3 April 1984 2 years, 166 days
  10 Ted Pickering Liberal 3 April 1984 24 March 1988 3 years, 356 days
  11 Jack Hallam Labor 6 April 1988 2 May 1991 3 years, 26 days
  12 Michael Egan Labor 2 July 1991 4 April 1995 3 years, 276 days
  13 John Hannaford Liberal 11 April 1995 31 March 1999 3 years, 354 days
  14 Mike Gallacher Liberal 31 March 1999 4 March 2011 11 years, 338 days
  15 Tony Kelly Labor 8 April 2011 6 June 2011 59 days
  16 Luke Foley Labor 14 June 2011 8 April 2015 3 years, 298 days
  17 Adam Searle Labor 8 April 2015 8 June 2021 6 years, 61 days
  18 Penny Sharpe Labor 8 June 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 293 days
  19 Damien Tudehope Liberal 21 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 221 days
Source: Parliament of New South Wales.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Manning refused the role of 'official' Leader of the Opposition, when offered to him, owing to his beliefs in a non-partisan Legislative Council. Nevertheless he was considered by his colleagues as the de facto leader of the opposition members.[1]

References

  1. ^ Ward, John M. "Manning, Sir Henry Edward (1877–1963)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Council". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 June 2020.