Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)

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Leader of the Opposition of Legislative Assembly
Steven Miles official portrait.jpg
Incumbent
Steven Miles
since 28 October 2024
Term length While leader of the largest political party not in government
Inaugural holder Thomas Glassey
Formation30 August 1898 (Official Designation)
Deputy Cameron Dick, Deputy Leader of the Opposition

The leader of the opposition in Queensland is the title of the leader of the largest minority political party or coalition of parties, known as the Opposition, in the Parliament of Queensland. Prior to 1898, opposition to the government of the day was less organised. Thus the Queensland Parliamentary Record does not designate leaders of the opposition before then. The leader is responsible for managing the Opposition and has a role in administering the Legislative Assembly through the Committee of the Legislative Assembly.

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List of leaders of the opposition

No.NamePortraitAffiliationConstituencyTerm of officeElectionsPremier
1 Thomas Glassey StateLibQld 1 109560 Thomas Glassey, 1899.jpg Labor Bundaberg 30 August 189812 May 1899 Thomas Joseph Byrnes.jpg
Byrnes
1898
1899 James Robert Dickson.jpg
Dickson
1898–1899
2 Anderson Dawson AndersonDawson.jpg Labor Charters Towers 12 May 18991 December 1899
3 Robert Philp Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900 (cropped).png Ministerial Townsville 1 December 18997 December 1899 AndersonDawson.jpg
Dawson
1899
(2) Anderson Dawson AndersonDawson.jpg Labor Charters Towers 7 December 189916 July 1900 Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900 (cropped).png
Philp
1899–1903
4 W. H. Browne Billy Browne - Queensland Politician.png Labor Croydon 16 July 190017 September 1903 1902
(3) Robert Philp Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900 (cropped).png Conservative Townsville 17 September 190328 June 1904 Sir Arthur Morgan.jpg
Morgan
1903–1906
5 Arthur Rutledge StateLibQld 1 131567 Portrait of Sir Arthur Rutledge, 1883.jpg Conservative Maranoa 28 June 190427 August 1904 1904
(3) Robert Philp Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900 (cropped).png Conservative Townsville 19 September 190419 November 1907
William Kidston.jpg
Kidston
1906–1907
1907
6 William Kidston William Kidston.jpg Kidstonites Rockhampton 19 November 190715 February 1908 1908 Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900 (cropped).png
Philp
1907–1908
(3) Robert Philp Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900 (cropped).png Conservative Townsville 15 February 190829 October 1908 William Kidston.jpg
Kidston
1908–1911
7 David Bowman StateLibQld 1 51912 The Honourable David Bowman.jpg Labor Fortitude Valley 16 November 19086 September 1912 1909
1912 Digby Denham.jpg
Denham
1911–1915
8 T. J. Ryan TJRyanPortrait.jpg Labor Barcoo 6 September 191222 May 1915 1915
9 Edward Macartney Edward Henry Macartney - Queensland politician.jpg Liberal Toowong 24 June 19158 September 1915 T. J. Ryan 1920.jpg
Ryan
1915–1919
10 James Tolmie James Tolmie.jpg Liberal Toowoomba 8 September 191515 February 1918
National
(9) Edward Macartney Edward Henry Macartney - Queensland politician.jpg National Toowong 15 February 191828 January 1920 1918
Ted Theodore 1931.jpg
Theodore
1919–1925
11 William Vowles William Vowles - Queensland politician.jpg National Dalby 28 January 192011 July 1923
Country 1920
1923
12 Charles Taylor Charles Taylor - Queensland Politician.png United Windsor 11 July 192319 April 1924
13 Arthur Edward Moore Arthur Edward Moore.jpg Country Aubigny 19 April 192411 May 1929
William Gillies 1920.jpg
Gillies
1925
CPNP 1926 William McCormack.jpg
McCormack
1925–1929
14 William Forgan Smith William Forgan Smith.jpg Labor Mackay 27 May 192911 June 1932 1932 Arthur Edward Moore.jpg
Moore
1929–1932
(13) Arthur Edward Moore Arthur Edward Moore.jpg CPNP Aubigny 15 August 193215 July 1936 1935 William Forgan Smith 1942 (cropped).jpg
Forgan Smith
1932–1942
Country
15 Ted Maher StateLibQld 1 104596 Politician Edmund Maher, Brisbane, 1940.jpg Country West Moreton 15 July 193621 May 1941 1938
1941
16 Frank Nicklin Frank Nicklin.jpg Country Murrumba
Landsborough
21 May 194115 August 1957
1944 Frank Cooper, circa 1949.jpg
Cooper
1942–1946
1947
1950
Queensland State Archives 4694 Premier Hanlon MLA c 1952.png
Hanlon
1946–1952
1953
1956
Queensland State Archives 4750 Hon VC Gair Premier of Queensland c 1953.png
Gair
1952–1957
1957
17 Les Wood Leslie Arnold Wood - Queensland politician.jpg Labor North Toowoomba 15 August 195714 April 1958 Frank Nicklin 1963.jpg
Nicklin
1957–1968
18 Jim Donald No image.png Labor Bremer 14 April 195818 August 1958
19 Jack Duggan JE Duggan, 1963.jpg Labor North Toowoomba
Toowoomba West
18 August 195812 October 1966 1960
1963
1966
20 Jack Houston Jack Houston 1973 (1) (cropped).jpg Labor Bulimba 12 October 19661 July 1974
Jack Pizzey 1968.jpg
Pizzey
1968
Gordon Chalk 1963.jpg
Chalk
1968
1969
1972
Joh Bjelke-Petersen.jpg
Bjelke-Petersen
1968–1987
21 Perc Tucker Perc Tucker 1974 (cropped).jpg Labor Townsville West 1 July 197419 December 1974 1974
22 Tom Burns No image.png Labor Lytton 19 December 197428 November 1978 1977
23 Ed Casey No image.png Labor Mackay 28 November 197820 October 1982 1980
24 Keith Wright No image.png Labor Rockhampton 20 October 198229 August 1984 1983
25 Nev Warburton No image.png Labor Sandgate 29 August 19842 March 1988 1986
Mike Ahern, Parliament House, Brisbane City, October 1988.jpg
Ahern
1987–1989
26 Wayne Goss Wayne Goss.png Labor Logan 2 March 19882 December 1989
1989 No image.png
Cooper
1989
27 Russell Cooper No image.png National Roma 2 December 19899 December 1991 Wayne Goss.png
Goss
1989–1996
28 Rob Borbidge No image.png National Surfers Paradise 10 December 199119 February 1996 1992
1995
29 Peter Beattie Peter Beattie, BYCC, August 2013 (cropped).jpg Labor Brisbane Central 19 February 199629 June 1998 1998 No image.png
Borbidge
1996–1998
(28) Rob Borbidge No image.png National Surfers Paradise 29 June 19982 March 2001 2001 Peter Beattie, BYCC, August 2013 (cropped).jpg
Beattie
1998–2007
30 Mike Horan No image.png National Toowoomba South 2 March 20014 February 2003
31 Lawrence Springborg LawSpr b.jpg National Southern Downs 4 February 200318 September 2006 2004
2006
32 Jeff Seeney No image.png National Callide 18 September 200629 January 2008
Anna Bligh crop.jpg
Bligh
2007–2012
(31) Lawrence Springborg LawSpr b.jpg National Southern Downs 29 January 20082 April 2009 2009
Liberal National
33 John-Paul Langbroek John-Paul Langbroek 2021 (cropped).jpg Liberal National Surfers Paradise 2 April 200922 March 2011
(32) Jeff Seeney 1 No image.png Liberal National Callide 22 March 201128 March 2012 2012
34 Annastacia Palaszczuk Annastacia Palaszczuk 2016.jpg Labor Inala 28 March 201214 February 2015 2015 Campbell Newman being interviewed (cropped).jpg
Newman
2012–2015
(31) Lawrence Springborg LawSpr b.jpg Liberal National Southern Downs 14 February 20156 May 2016 Annastacia Palaszczuk 2016.jpg
Palaszczuk
2015–2023
35 Tim Nicholls Tim Nicholls CEO Sleepout 2011.jpg Liberal National Clayfield 6 May 201612 December 2017 2017
36 Deb Frecklington Deb Frecklington headshot crop.jpg Liberal National Nanango 12 December 201712 November 2020 2020
37 David Crisafulli David Crisafulli 2024.jpg Liberal National Broadwater 12 November 202028 October 2024
2024 Steven Miles official portrait.jpg
Miles
2023–2024
38 Steven Miles Steven Miles official portrait.jpg Labor Murrumba 28 October 2024incumbent David Crisafulli 2024.jpg
Crisafulli
2024–present
Notes

1 On 2 April 2011, Campbell Newman was elected to lead the LNP into the 2012 Queensland state election, but was not recognised as the leader of the opposition as he was not a Member of Parliament during the 53rd Parliament. [1]

References

  1. Speaker won't acknowledge Newman's role, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 April 2011.