Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)

Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent Matthew Guy
Term length	While leader of the largest political party not in government
Inaugural holder	George Prendergast
Formation	1904
Deputy	Peter Walsh

The Leader of the Opposition in Victoria is the leader of the largest political party in parliament but not in government. He or she is always a member of the Legislative Assembly. Since 4 December 2014, the Leader of the Opposition is Matthew Guy.

List of Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria

This is an incomplete list of Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria.^[1]

Name	Party	Period in office
George Prendergast	Labor	1904 – 17 September 1913
George Elmslie[2]	Labor	17 September 1913 – 9 December 1913
William Watt	Comm. Liberal	9 December 1913 – 22 December 1913
George Elmslie[2]	Labor	22 December 1913 – 11 May 1918
George Prendergast[3]	Labor	18 June 1918 – 14 April 1926
Edmond Hogan[4]	Labor	14 April 1926 – 20 May 1927
Sir William McPherson	Nationalist	20 May 1927 – 22 November 1928
Edmond Hogan	Labor	22 November 1928 – 12 December 1929
Sir William McPherson	Nationalist	12 December 1929 – 3 September 1930
Sir Stanley Argyle	Nationalist/UAP	3 September 1930 – 19 May 1932
Tom Tunnecliffe	Labor	13 July 1932 – 2 April 1935
Sir Stanley Argyle	UAP	2 April 1935 – 23 November 1940
Thomas Hollway	UAP	23 November 1940 – 14 September 1943
Albert Dunstan	Country	14 September 1943 – 18 September 1943
John Cain	Labor	18 September 1943 – 21 November 1945
Thomas Hollway	Liberal/Liberal and Country	21 November 1945 – 20 November 1947
John Cain	Labor	20 November 1947 – 5 December 1951
Les Norman	Liberal and Country	5 December 1951 – 23 July 1952
John Cain	Labor	23 July 1952 – 17 December 1952
Trevor Oldham	Liberal and Country	17 December 1952 – 2 May 1953
Henry Bolte	Liberal and Country	3 June 1953 – 7 June 1955
John Cain	Labor	8 June 1955 – 4 August 1957
Ernie Shepherd	Labor	20 August 1957 – 12 September 1958[5]
Clive Stoneham	Labor	1958 – 15 May 1967[6]
Clyde Holding	Labor	15 May 1967 – 29 June 1977
Frank Wilkes	Labor	29 June 1977 – 9 September 1981[6]
John Cain II	Labor	9 September 1981 – 8 April 1982
Lindsay Thompson	Liberal	8 April 1982 – 5 November 1982
Jeff Kennett	Liberal	5 November 1982 – 23 May 1989
Alan Brown	Liberal	23 May 1989 – 23 April 1991
Jeff Kennett	Liberal	23 April 1991 – 6 October 1992
Joan Kirner	Labor	6 October 1992 – March 1993
Jim Kennan	Labor	March 1993 – June 1993
John Brumby[1]	Labor	June 1993 – 22 March 1999
Steve Bracks[1]	Labor	22 March 1999 – 19 October 1999
Jeff Kennett[1]	Liberal	19 October 1999 – 26 October 1999
Denis Napthine[1]	Liberal	26 October 1999 – 20 August 2002
Robert Doyle[7]	Liberal	20 August 2002 – 8 May 2006
Ted Baillieu	Liberal	8 May 2006 – 2 December 2010
Daniel Andrews	Labor	3 December 2010 – 4 December 2014
Matthew Guy	Liberal	4 December 2014 – present

References

1. Victorian Parliament Chronology, Government of Victoria (Australia).
2. "VICTORIAN POLITICS.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889–1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 18 September 1913. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
3. "VICTORIA'S NEW LABOUR LEADER.". The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (TAS : 1899–1919) (TAS: National Library of Australia). 19 June 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
4. "VICTORIAN LABOR PARTY.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889–1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 15 April 1926. p. 16. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
5. "New Leader For Victorian Labour.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 21 August 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=daspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3196,4816486&dq=clive+holding+alp&hl=en
7. Victorian Liberals vote in new leader, The 7.30 Report, (ABC), 20 August 2002.