The appointment of the Leader of the Opposition is, under the constitution, a prerogative of the Governor-General. Whenever the occasion to appoint a leader of the opposition arises, the Governor-general must appoint the member of the House of Representatives who, in their opinion, is most likely to be supported by the largest bloc of House members who oppose the government.
The Governor-General is entitled to dismiss the opposition leader from office if it appears that they can no longer gather the support of the largest group of members of the House who are in opposition to the Government.
Role
The Leader of the Opposition, as usually leader of the party not in government, is traditionally seen as the alternative prime minister of Grenada, leading the political opposition to the government and providing an alternative.
Under the constitution the Leader of the Opposition additionally has a set of defined responsibilities:
To advise the Governor-General in the appointment of three senators in the Senate of Grenada.
To advise the Governor-General in the appointment of two members of the Constituency Boundary Commission.
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