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

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Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Penny Sharpe MLC, Nov 2012.jpg
Incumbent
Penny Sharpe
since 8 June 2021
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder Sir 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) § Legislative Council.[ edit ]
No.NamePortraitPartyTerm of officeTenure
 1 Sir Henry Manning   [a] Sir Henry Manning 1947.jpg United Australia 16 May 1941 (1941-05-16)22 April 1958 (1958-04-22)16 years, 341 days
  Democratic
  Liberal
 2 Hector Clayton No image.png Liberal 12 April 196030 October 19622 years, 201 days
 3 Arthur Bridges Arthur Dalgety Bridges, MLC, c1954.png Liberal 30 October 196213 May 19652 years, 195 days
 4 Reg Downing Reg Downing 1941.jpg Labor 13 May 19654 February 19726 years, 267 days
 5 Neville Wran Neville Wran CNZM (cropped).jpg Labor 22 February 197219 October 19731 year, 239 days
 6 Leroy Serisier No image.png Labor 3 December 197313 May 19762 years, 162 days
 7 Sir John Fuller No image.png Country 14 May 19761 August 19782 years, 79 days
 8 Max Willis No image.png Liberal 1 August 197820 October 19813 years, 80 days
 9 Lloyd Lange No image.png Liberal 20 October 19813 April 19842 years, 166 days
 10 Ted Pickering No image.png Liberal 3 April 198424 March 19883 years, 356 days
 11 Jack Hallam No image.png Labor 6 April 19882 May 19913 years, 26 days
 12 Michael Egan No image.png Labor 2 July 19914 April 19953 years, 276 days
 13 John Hannaford No image.png Liberal 11 April 199531 March 19993 years, 354 days
 14 Mike Gallacher No image.png Liberal 31 March 19994 March 201111 years, 338 days
 15 Tony Kelly Tony Kelly.JPG Labor 8 April 20116 June 201159 days
 16 Luke Foley Luke Foley - June 2014 (cropped).jpg Labor 14 June 20118 April 20153 years, 298 days
 17 Adam Searle Adam Searle Conference 2015 (cropped).jpg Labor 8 April 20158 June 20216 years, 61 days
 18 Penny Sharpe Penny Sharpe MLC, Nov 2012.jpg Labor 8 June 202128 March 2023 1 year, 293 days
 19 Damien Tudehope Liberal 21 April 2023incumbent1 year, 323 days
Source: Parliament of New South Wales. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 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.
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