Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick)


The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government.
The Leader of the Opposition is often seen as the alternative Premier to the present incumbent, and heads a rival alternative government known as the Shadow Cabinet or Opposition Front Bench.

List of opposition leaders

A cohesive and consistent official opposition first formed when A. G. Blair formed the Liberal party in the early 1880s. Previously oppositions occasionally organized over major issues such as anti-prohibitionists led by John Hamilton Gray in the mid-1850s, and pro-Confederationists under Charles Fisher in 1865-1866.
NamePartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Andrew G. BlairLiberal18791883
Daniel L. HaningtonConservative18831892
Alfred Augustus StocktonConservative18921899
John Douglas HazenConservative18991908
Clifford W. RobinsonLiberal19081912
Arthur Bliss CoppLiberal1912 1912
Louis-Auguste DugalLiberal1912 1917
James Alexander MurrayConservative19171920
John B. M. BaxterConservative19201921
Charles D. RichardsConservative19211925
Peter VeniotLiberal1925 1926
Allison DysartLiberal1926 1935
Frederick C. SquiresConservative19351939
Hugh MackayProgressive Conservative19401948
Hugh John FlemmingProgressive Conservative19491952
Austin Claude TaylorLiberal1952 1957
Joseph E. ConnollyLiberal1957 1958
Louis RobichaudLiberal1958 1960
Hugh John FlemmingProgressive Conservative19601960
Cyril SherwoodProgressive Conservative19601966
Charles Van HorneProgressive Conservative19671967
Richard HatfieldProgressive Conservative19671970
Louis RobichaudLiberal1970 1971
Robert HigginsLiberal1971 1978
Joseph DaigleLiberal19781981
Doug YoungLiberal19821983
Ray FrenetteLiberal19831985
Shirley DysartLiberal19851985
Frank McKennaLiberal19851987
Camille ThériaultLiberal19871991
Danny CameronConfederation of Regions19911995
Ab RectorConfederation of Regions19951995
Greg HargroveConfederation of Regions19951995
Bernard ValcourtProgressive Conservative19951997
Elvy RobichaudProgressive Conservative19971998
Bernard LordProgressive Conservative19981999
Camille TheriaultLiberal19992001
Bernard RichardLiberal20012002
Shawn GrahamLiberal20022006
Bernard LordProgressive Conservative20062007
Jeannot VolpéProgressive Conservative20072008
David AlwardProgressive Conservative20082010
Victor BoudreauLiberal20102013
Brian GallantLiberal20132014
Bruce FitchProgressive Conservative20142016
Blaine HiggsProgressive Conservative20162018
Brian GallantLiberal20182019
Denis LandryLiberal2019present