- List of Leaders of the Opposition
- References
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}{{Infobox Political post |post = Leader of the Opposition |body = |nativename = |insignia = |insigniasize = |insigniacaption = |department = |image = Deb Frecklington headshot crop.jpg |caption = |alt = |incumbent = Deb Frecklington |incumbentsince = 12 December 2017 |style = |residence = |nominator = |nominatorpost = |appointer = |appointerpost = |termlength = While leader of the largest political party not in government |inaugural = Thomas Glassey |formation = 30 August 1898 (Official Designation) |last = |abolished = |succession = |deputy = Tim Mander |salary = |website = }}This is a list of Leaders of the Opposition in 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. List of Leaders of the OppositionNo. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Affiliation |
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| 1 | Thomas Glassey | 30 August 1898 | 12 May 1899 | Labor |
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| 2 | Anderson Dawson | 12 May 1899 | 1 December 1899 | Labor |
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| 3 | Robert Philp | 1 December 1899 | 7 December 1899 | Conservative |
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| (2) | Anderson Dawson | 7 December 1899 | 16 July 1900 | Labor |
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| 4 | Billy Browne | 16 July 1900 | 17 September 1903 | Labor |
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| (3) | Robert Philp | 17 September 1903 | 28 June 1904 | Conservative |
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| 5 | Arthur Rutledge | 28 June 1904 | 27 August 1904 | Conservative |
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| (3) | Robert Philp | 19 September 1904 | 19 November 1907 | Conservative |
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| 6 | William Kidston | 19 November 1907 | 15 February 1908 | Kidstonite |
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| (3) | Robert Philp | 15 February 1908 | 29 October 1908 | Conservative |
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| 7 | David Bowman | 16 November 1908 | 6 September 1912 | Labor |
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| 8 | T. J. Ryan | 6 September 1912 | 22 May 1915 | Labor |
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| 9 | Edward Macartney | 24 June 1915 | 8 September 1915 | Liberal |
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| 10 | James Tolmie | 8 September 1915 | 15 February 1918 | Liberal/National |
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| (9) | Edward Macartney | 15 February 1918 | 28 January 1920 | National |
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| 11 | William Vowles | | 28 January 1920 | 11 July 1923 | National |
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| Country |
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| 12 | Charles Taylor | 11 July 1923 | 19 April 1924 | United |
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| 13 | Arthur Edward Moore | | 19 April 1924 | 11 May 1929 | Country |
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| CPNP |
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| 14 | William Forgan Smith | 27 May 1929 | 11 June 1932 | Labor |
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| (13) | Arthur Edward Moore | | 15 August 1932 | 15 July 1936 | CPNP |
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| Country |
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| 15 | Ted Maher | 15 July 1936 | 21 May 1941 | Country |
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| 16 | Frank Nicklin | 21 May 1941 | 15 August 1957 | Country |
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| 17 | Les Wood | 15 August 1957 | 14 April 1958 | Labor |
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| 18 | Jim Donald | 14 April 1958 | 18 August 1958 | Labor |
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| 19 | Jack Duggan | 18 August 1958 | 12 October 1966 | Labor |
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| 20 | Jack Houston | 12 October 1966 | 1 July 1974 | Labor |
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| 21 | Perc Tucker | 1 July 1974 | 19 December 1974 | Labor |
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| 22 | Tom Burns | 19 December 1974 | 28 November 1978 | Labor |
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| 23 | Ed Casey | 28 November 1978 | 20 October 1982 | Labor |
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| 24 | Keith Wright | 20 October 1982 | 29 August 1984 | Labor |
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| 25 | Nev Warburton | 29 August 1984 | 2 March 1988 | Labor |
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| 26 | Wayne Goss | 2 March 1988 | 2 December 1989 | Labor |
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| 27 | Russell Cooper | 2 December 1989 | 9 December 1991 | National |
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| 28 | Rob Borbidge | 10 December 1991 | 19 February 1996 | National |
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| 29 | Peter Beattie | 19 February 1996 | 29 June 1998 | Labor |
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| (28) | Rob Borbidge | 29 June 1998 | 2 March 2001 | National |
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| 30 | Mike Horan | 2 March 2001 | 4 February 2003 | National |
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| 31 | Lawrence Springborg | 4 February 2003 | 18 September 2006 | National |
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| 32 | Jeff Seeney | 18 September 2006 | 29 January 2008 | National |
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| (31) | Lawrence Springborg | | 29 January 2008 | 2 April 2009 | National |
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| Liberal National |
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| 33 | John-Paul Langbroek | 2 April 2009 | 22 March 2011 | Liberal National |
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| (32) | Jeff Seeney1 | 22 March 2011 | 28 March 2012 | Liberal National |
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| 34 | Annastacia Palaszczuk | 28 March 2012 | 14 February 2015 | Labor |
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| (31) | Lawrence Springborg | 14 February 2015 | 6 May 2016 | Liberal National |
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| 35 | Tim Nicholls | 6 May 2016 | 12 December 2017 | Liberal National |
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| 36 | Deb Frecklington | 12 December 2017 | present | Liberal National |
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- 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]References1. ^Speaker won't acknowledge Newman's role, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 April 2011.
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110610210921/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/documents/OppositionLeaders.pdf Opposition Leaders from 1898]. Queensland Parliamentary Record
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