Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas)

Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in The Bahamas. The Constitution requires that there is a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of The Bahamas who is appointed by the Governor-General of The Bahamas. Usually the person comes from the largest group in the House of Assembly that is not in government. The Leader of the Opposition can appoint a Shadow cabinet.

The position of the Leader of the Opposition was established in 1964.

Leaders of the Opposition

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotesLynden Pindling1964January 1967PLPRoland SymonetteJanuary 19671970UBPGeoffrey JohnstoneFebruary 1970July 1971UBPCecil Wallace-Whitfield19711972FNMKendal Isaacs19721976FNMCyril Fountain1976?FNMCyril Tynes? - January 19771977FNMJohn Henry Bostwick19771979BDPNorman Solomon19791981SDPJohn Henry Bostwick19811981FNMKendal Isaacs19811987FNMCecil Wallace-Whitfield19871990FNMHubert IngrahamMay 1990August 1992FNMLynden PindlingAugust 19921993PLPBernard Nottage1993April 1997PLPPerry ChristieApril 1997May 2002PLPAlvin SmithMay 2002November 2005FNMHubert IngrahamNovember 2005May 2007FNMPerry ChristieMay 2007May 2012PLPHubert MinnisMay 2012December 2016FNMLoretta Butler-TurnerDecember 2016May 2017FNMPhilip DavisMay 2017September 2021PLPHubert MinnisSeptember 2021November 2021FNMMichael PintardNovember 2021IncumbentFNM

See also Politics of The Bahamas House of Assembly of The Bahamas Prime Minister of The Bahamas

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