Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural holder | Sir Henry Manning [a] |
Formation | 16 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.
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Term of office | Tenure | ||
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1 | Sir Henry Manning [a] |
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United Australia | 16 May 1941 | 22 April 1958 | 16 years, 341 days | |
Democratic | |||||||
Liberal | |||||||
2 | Hector Clayton |
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Liberal | 12 April 1960 | 30 October 1962 | 2 years, 201 days | |
3 | Arthur Bridges |
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Liberal | 30 October 1962 | 13 May 1965 | 2 years, 195 days | |
4 | Reg Downing |
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Labor | 13 May 1965 | 4 February 1972 | 6 years, 267 days | |
5 | Neville Wran |
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Labor | 22 February 1972 | 19 October 1973 | 1 year, 239 days | |
6 | Leroy Serisier |
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Labor | 3 December 1973 | 13 May 1976 | 2 years, 162 days | |
7 | Sir John Fuller |
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Country | 14 May 1976 | 1 August 1978 | 2 years, 79 days | |
8 | Max Willis |
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Liberal | 1 August 1978 | 20 October 1981 | 3 years, 80 days | |
9 | Lloyd Lange |
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Liberal | 20 October 1981 | 3 April 1984 | 2 years, 166 days | |
10 | Ted Pickering |
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Liberal | 3 April 1984 | 24 March 1988 | 3 years, 356 days | |
11 | Jack Hallam |
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Labor | 6 April 1988 | 2 May 1991 | 3 years, 26 days | |
12 | Michael Egan |
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Labor | 2 July 1991 | 4 April 1995 | 3 years, 276 days | |
13 | John Hannaford |
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Liberal | 11 April 1995 | 31 March 1999 | 3 years, 354 days | |
14 | Mike Gallacher |
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Liberal | 31 March 1999 | 4 March 2011 | 11 years, 338 days | |
15 | Tony Kelly |
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Labor | 8 April 2011 | 6 June 2011 | 59 days | |
16 | Luke Foley |
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Labor | 14 June 2011 | 8 April 2015 | 3 years, 298 days | |
17 | Adam Searle |
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Labor | 8 April 2015 | 8 June 2021 | 6 years, 61 days | |
18 | Penny Sharpe |
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Labor | 8 June 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 293 days | |
19 | Damien Tudehope | Liberal | 21 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 70 days | ||
Source: Parliament of New South Wales. [2] |
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural holder | Sir Henry Manning [a] |
Formation | 16 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.
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Term of office | Tenure | ||
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1 | Sir Henry Manning [a] |
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United Australia | 16 May 1941 | 22 April 1958 | 16 years, 341 days | |
Democratic | |||||||
Liberal | |||||||
2 | Hector Clayton |
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Liberal | 12 April 1960 | 30 October 1962 | 2 years, 201 days | |
3 | Arthur Bridges |
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Liberal | 30 October 1962 | 13 May 1965 | 2 years, 195 days | |
4 | Reg Downing |
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Labor | 13 May 1965 | 4 February 1972 | 6 years, 267 days | |
5 | Neville Wran |
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Labor | 22 February 1972 | 19 October 1973 | 1 year, 239 days | |
6 | Leroy Serisier |
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Labor | 3 December 1973 | 13 May 1976 | 2 years, 162 days | |
7 | Sir John Fuller |
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Country | 14 May 1976 | 1 August 1978 | 2 years, 79 days | |
8 | Max Willis |
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Liberal | 1 August 1978 | 20 October 1981 | 3 years, 80 days | |
9 | Lloyd Lange |
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Liberal | 20 October 1981 | 3 April 1984 | 2 years, 166 days | |
10 | Ted Pickering |
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Liberal | 3 April 1984 | 24 March 1988 | 3 years, 356 days | |
11 | Jack Hallam |
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Labor | 6 April 1988 | 2 May 1991 | 3 years, 26 days | |
12 | Michael Egan |
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Labor | 2 July 1991 | 4 April 1995 | 3 years, 276 days | |
13 | John Hannaford |
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Liberal | 11 April 1995 | 31 March 1999 | 3 years, 354 days | |
14 | Mike Gallacher |
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Liberal | 31 March 1999 | 4 March 2011 | 11 years, 338 days | |
15 | Tony Kelly |
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Labor | 8 April 2011 | 6 June 2011 | 59 days | |
16 | Luke Foley |
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Labor | 14 June 2011 | 8 April 2015 | 3 years, 298 days | |
17 | Adam Searle |
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Labor | 8 April 2015 | 8 June 2021 | 6 years, 61 days | |
18 | Penny Sharpe |
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Labor | 8 June 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 293 days | |
19 | Damien Tudehope | Liberal | 21 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 70 days | ||
Source: Parliament of New South Wales. [2] |