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List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Australian parliamentary position

In Australian Federal Politics the Leader of the Opposition is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives.

The Leader of the Opposition is usually the leader of the party which has the most seats but is not part of the Government. In Parliament the Leader of the Opposition sits on the left-hand side of the table in the centre, in front of the Opposition and opposite the Prime Minister. The Opposition Leader is elected by the Opposition Party. A new Opposition Leader may be elected if the person in the position dies, resigns or is challenged for the leadership.

Leader of the Opposition of the Commonwealth of Australia
List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages
Incumbent
Peter Dutton
since 30 May 2022
Opposition of Australia
Shadow Cabinet of Australia
Member of
  • Shadow Cabinet
Reports toParliament
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government
Inaugural holderGeorge Reid
Formation1901
Salary$390,000
List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages
In the Australian House of Representatives, the Leader of the Opposition sits at the front table to the left of the Speaker's Chair (on the right-hand side in this photo).

The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. It is based on the British Westminster model. The term Opposition has a specific meaning in the parliamentary system. Its formal title is Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. This is an important part of the Westminster system. The Opposition directs its criticism at the Government and attempts to defeat and replace the Government. The Opposition is therefore the 'Government in waiting' and it is a formal part of the parliamentary system, just as is the Government. It is in opposition to the Government, but not to the Crown, hence the term 'Loyal Opposition'.

The current Leader of the Opposition is Peter Dutton since 30 May 2022, following the Liberal Party's defeat in the 2022 federal election.

Leaders of the Opposition

No. Leader Party Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister Ref
1 George Reid  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Free Trade East Sydney (NSW) 19 May 1901 17 August 1904   Barton 1901–03
Deakin 1903–04
  Watson 1904
2 Chris Watson  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Bland (NSW) 18 August 1904 5 July 1905   Reid 1904–05
(1) George Reid  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Free Trade / Anti-Socialist East Sydney (NSW) 7 July 1905 16 November 1908   Deakin 1905–08
  Fisher 1908–09
3 Joseph Cook  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Anti-Socialist Parramatta (NSW) 17 November 1908 26 May 1909
4 Alfred Deakin  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Liberal Ballaarat (Vic) 26 May 1909 2 June 1909
5 Andrew Fisher  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Wide Bay (Qld) 2 June 1909 29 April 1910   Deakin 1909
(4) Alfred Deakin  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Liberal Ballaarat (Vic) 1 July 1910 20 January 1913   Fisher 1910–13
(3) Joseph Cook  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Parramatta (NSW) 20 January 1913 24 June 1913
(5) Andrew Fisher   List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Wide Bay (Qld) 8 July 1913 17 September 1914   Cook 1913–14
(3) Joseph Cook  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Liberal Parramatta (NSW) 8 October 1914 17 February 1917   Fisher 1914–15
  Hughes 1915–23
 
6 Frank Tudor List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Yarra (Vic) 17 February 1917 10 January 1922  
7 Matthew Charlton List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Hunter (NSW) 25 January 1922 29 March 1928  
  Bruce 1923–29
8 James Scullin  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Yarra (Vic) 29 March 1928 22 October 1929  
9 John Latham List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Nationalist Kooyong (Vic) 20 November 1929 7 May 1931   Scullin 1929–32
10 Joseph Lyons  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    United Australia Wilmot (Tas) 7 May 1931 6 January 1932
(8) James Scullin  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Yarra (Vic) 6 January 1932 1 October 1935   Lyons 1932–39
11 John Curtin  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Fremantle (WA) 1 October 1935 7 October 1941  
  Page 1939
  Menzies 1939–41
  Fadden 1941
12 Arthur Fadden  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Country Darling Downs (Qld) 7 October 1941 23 September 1943   Curtin 1941–45
13 Robert Menzies  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    United Australia Kooyong (Vic) 23 September 1943 19 December 1949
  Liberal   Forde 1945
  Chifley 1945–49
14 Ben Chifley  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Macquarie (NSW) 19 December 1949 13 June 1951   Menzies 1949–66
15 H. V. Evatt List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Barton (NSW) 1940–58
Hunter (NSW) 1958–60 		20 June 1951 9 February 1960  
16 Arthur Calwell List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Melbourne (Vic) 7 March 1960 8 February 1967  
  Holt 1966–67
17 Gough Whitlam  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Werriwa (NSW) 8 February 1967 2 December 1972  
  McEwen 1967–68
  Gorton 1968–71
  McMahon 1971–72
18 Billy Snedden List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Liberal Bruce (Vic) 20 December 1972 21 March 1975   Whitlam 1972–75
19 Malcolm Fraser  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Wannon (Vic) 21 March 1975 11 November 1975
(17) Gough Whitlam  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Werriwa (NSW) 11 November 1975 22 December 1977   Fraser 1975–83
20 Bill Hayden List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Oxley (Qld) 22 December 1977 3 February 1983
21 Bob Hawke  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Wills (Vic) 3 February 1983 11 March 1983
22 Andrew Peacock List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Liberal Kooyong (Vic) 11 March 1983 5 September 1985   Hawke 1983–91
23 John Howard  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Bennelong (NSW) 5 September 1985 9 May 1989
(22) Andrew Peacock List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Kooyong (Vic) 9 May 1989 3 April 1990  
24 John Hewson List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Wentworth (NSW) 3 April 1990 23 May 1994  
  Keating 1991–96
25 Alexander Downer List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Mayo (SA) 23 May 1994 30 January 1995
(23) John Howard  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Bennelong (NSW) 30 January 1995 11 March 1996
26 Kim Beazley List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor Brand (WA) 19 March 1996 22 November 2001   Howard 1996–07
27 Simon Crean List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Hotham (Vic) 22 November 2001 2 December 2003
28 Mark Latham List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Werriwa (NSW) 2 December 2003 18 January 2005
(26) Kim Beazley List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Brand (WA) 28 January 2005 4 December 2006
29 Kevin Rudd  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Griffith (Qld) 4 December 2006 3 December 2007
30 Brendan Nelson List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Liberal Bradfield (NSW) 3 December 2007 16 September 2008   Rudd 2007–10
31 Malcolm Turnbull  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Wentworth (NSW) 16 September 2008 1 December 2009  
32 Tony Abbott  List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Warringah (NSW) 1 December 2009 18 September 2013  
  Gillard 2010–13
  Rudd 2013
– Chris Bowen (acting) List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Labor McMahon (NSW) 18 September 2013 13 October 2013   Abbott 2013–15
33 Bill Shorten List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Maribyrnong (Vic) 13 October 2013 30 May 2019  
  Turnbull 2015–18
  Morrison 2018–22
34 Anthony Albanese List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages  Grayndler (NSW) 30 May 2019 23 May 2022  
35 Peter Dutton List Of Australian Leaders Of The Opposition: Leaders of the Opposition, Related pages    Liberal Dickson (Qld) 30 May 2022 Incumbent   Albanese 2022–present

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