Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica)

Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
Incumbent
Peter Phillips
since 2 April 2017
Style The Right Honourable
Term length While leader of the largest political party not in government
Jamaica
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The Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition in Jamaica is the leader of the largest political party which has not formed the current government. The Leader of the Opposition is seen as the alternative Prime Minister and leads the Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica. As of January 2012, Jamaica has had no Leader of the Opposition who has not also served as Prime Minister. P. J. Patterson and Donald Sangster are the only two of Jamaica's nine Prime Ministers who has not also served as Leader of the Opposition.

The current holder of the post of Leader of the Opposition is Peter Phillips as a result of his party's loss in the 2016 general election and his ascension to leader of the main opposition party in Jamaica in 2017, succeeding Portia Simpson Miller.

Leaders of the Opposition of Jamaica

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Tenure Political affiliation
1 Norman Manley
(1893–1969)		 1962 1969 People's National Party
2 Michael Manley
(1924–1997)		 1969 2 March
1972		 People's National Party
3 Hugh Shearer
(1923–2004)		 2 March
1972		 1974 Jamaica Labour Party
4 Edward Seaga
(1930–)		 1974 1 November
1980		 Jamaica Labour Party
(2) Michael Manley
(1924–1997)		 1 November
1980		 10 February
1983		 People's National Party
(4) Edward Seaga
(1930–)		 10 February
1989		 21 January
2005		 Jamaica Labour Party
5 Ken Baugh
(1941–)		 21 January
2005		 21 April
2005		 Jamaica Labour Party
6 Bruce Golding
(1947–)		 21 April
2005		 11 September
2007		 Jamaica Labour Party
(7) Portia Simpson-Miller
(1945–)		 11 September
2007		 5 January
2012		 People's National Party
8 Andrew Holness
(1972–)		 5 January
2012		 3 March
2016		 Jamaica Labour Party
(7) Portia Simpson-Miller
(1945–)		 3 March
2016		 2 April
2017		 People's National Party
8 Peter Phillips
(1949–)		 3 April
2017		 Incumbent People's National Party

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