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The Leader of the Opposition in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government

Opposition (parliamentary)

Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...

in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

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#	Leader	Party	Took office	Left office	Daniel Gordon Daniel Gordon (politician) Daniel Gordon was a businessman, ship owner and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Kings from 1866 to 1873 and 5th Kings from 1876 to 1904 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Conservative memberHe was born in Brudenell River, Prince Edward Island, the son...	Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1894	1903	John A. Mathieson	Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1904	1911	John Richards	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1912	1915	John Howatt Bell John Howatt Bell John Howatt Bell was a lawyer and politician from Prince Edward Island, and the 14th Premier of Prince Edward Island....	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1915	1919	Aubin E. Arsenault	Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1919	1921	James D. Stewart	Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1921	1923	Albert C. Saunders	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1923	1927	James D. Stewart	Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1927	1931	Walter Lea	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1931	1935
No Official Opposition Leader 1935 - 1939					William J.P. MacMillan	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1940	1950	Reginald R. Bell	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1950	1959	Alexander Wallace Matheson Alexander Wallace Matheson Alexander Wallace Matheson was a Prince Edward Island politician.He was born in Bellevue, Prince Edward Island. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1940 as a Liberal. Matheson became minister of health and welfare in the government of Premier J. Walter Jones in 1948 and succeeded...	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1959	1965	Lorne Bonnell	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1965	1965	Alexander B. Campbell	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1965	1966	Walter Russell Shaw Walter Russell Shaw Walter Russell Shaw, was a Prince Edward Island politician.A native of West River, Shaw was educated at Prince of Wales College, the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and the University of Toronto. On his return to Prince Edward Island, he farmed for several years, becoming a noted livestock breeder...	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1966	1970	George Dewar George Dewar Lloyd George Dewar, CM, O.PEI was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in New Perth, Prince Edward Island, the son of John A. Dewar and Laura MacPhee, he studied at Prince of Wales College and graduated with an M.D. from Dalhousie University in 1943. During World War II, he was a member of the...	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1970	1973	Melvin McQuaid Melvin McQuaid Melvin James McQuaid was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Souris, Prince Edward Island and became a lawyer and clerk by career....	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1973	1976	J. Angus MacLean	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1977	1979	William Bennett Campbell	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1979	1981	Gilbert Clements Gilbert Clements Gilbert Ralph Clements, is a Canadian retired politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.Born in Victoria Cross, Prince Edward Island, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1970 representing 4th Kings. He was re-elected in 1974, 1979,...	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1981	1982	Joe Ghiz Joe Ghiz Joseph Atallah "Joe" Ghiz was the 27th Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993, an educator of law and a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. He was the father of Robert Ghiz, the current Premier of Prince Edward Island...	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1982	1986	Leone Bagnall Leone Bagnall Flora Minnie Leone Bagnall, is a farmer, teacher and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 1979 provincial election, representing the 1st Queens district. She was re-elected in 1982, 1986...	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1986	1993	Pat Mella Pat Mella Patricia Janet Mella was Prince Edward Island PC party leader from 1990 to 1996.She was born Patricia MacDougall in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island and was educated at Saint Dunstan's University and the University of Prince Edward Island. A teacher and lecturer, she married Angelo Mella while...	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	1993	1996	Keith Milligan Keith Milligan Keith Milligan was the 29th Premier of Prince Edward Island, serving for two months in the autumn of 1996. He was educated at Inverness District School, O'Leary Regional High School and the University of PEI, where he obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees. He is married to...	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1996	1999	Paul Connolly	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	1999	2000	Ron MacKinley Ron MacKinley Ronald W. "Ronnie" MacKinley is a Prince Edward Island Liberal politician, and a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island....	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	2000	2003	Robert Ghiz Robert Ghiz Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 31st Premier of Prince Edward Island since 2007...	Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...	2003	2007	Pat Binns Pat Binns Patrick George Binns , is a Canadian diplomat who was named Ambassador to Ireland on August 30, 2007.Binns has a long history of public service, most notably being the 30th Premier of Prince Edward Island, holding office from 1996 to 2007, during which time he was the leader of the Prince Edward...	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	2007	2007	Olive Crane Olive Crane Olive Crane is a Canadian politician and social worker from Douglas Station, Prince Edward Island. She is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island....	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	2007	2010	Jim Bagnall Jim Bagnall Jim Bagnall is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 1996 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Montague-Kilmuir and is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party...	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	2010	2010	Olive Crane Olive Crane Olive Crane is a Canadian politician and social worker from Douglas Station, Prince Edward Island. She is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island....	Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...	2010	present

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