The Leader of the Opposition

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 Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

is the leader of the largest political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in parliament

Parliament of Victoria

The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of The Queen, represented by the Governor of Victoria; the Legislative Council ; and the Legislative Assembly...

 but not in government

Government of Victoria

The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas...

. He or she is always a member of the Legislative Assembly

Victorian Legislative Assembly

The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...

. As of 3 December 2010, the Leader of the Opposition in Victoria is Daniel Andrews

Daniel Andrews

Daniel Michael Andrews is an Australian politician. He is the current state Australian Labor Party leader and Leader of the Opposition in Victoria...

 who replaced Ted Baillieu

Ted Baillieu

Edward Norman "Ted" Baillieu MLA is an Australian politician. He is currently the Premier of Victoria and the member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Hawthorn...

 who had been opposition leader since 8 May 2006.

List of Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria

This is an incomplete list of Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria. This page is a work in progress and as such the list will be extended soon.

Name	Party	Period in office
George Elmslie George Elmslie (Australian politician) George Alexander Elmslie , Australian politician, was the 25th Premier of Victoria, and the first Labor Premier....	Labor	17 September 1913 – 18 June 1918
George Prendergast George Prendergast George Michael Prendergast , Australian politician, was the 28th Premier of Victoria. He was born to Irish emigrant parents in Adelaide, but he grew up in Stawell in the Wimmera district of Victoria...	Labor	18 June 1918 – 14 April 1926
Edmond Hogan Edmond Hogan Edmond John "Ned" Hogan , Australian politician, 30th Premier of Victoria, was born in Wallace, Victoria, where his Irish-born parents were small farmers...	Labor	14 April 1926 – 20 May 1927
Sir William McPherson William Murray McPherson Sir William Murray McPherson, KBE was an Australian philanthropist and politician. He was the 31st Premier of Victoria....	Nationalist	20 May 1927 – 22 November 1928
Edmond Hogan Edmond Hogan Edmond John "Ned" Hogan , Australian politician, 30th Premier of Victoria, was born in Wallace, Victoria, where his Irish-born parents were small farmers...	Labor	22 November 1928 – 12 December 1929
Sir William McPherson William Murray McPherson Sir William Murray McPherson, KBE was an Australian philanthropist and politician. He was the 31st Premier of Victoria....	Nationalist	12 December 1929 – 3 September 1930
Sir Stanley Argyle Stanley Argyle Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle KBE , Australian politician, was the 32nd Premier of Victoria. He was born in Kyneton, Victoria, the son of a grazier, and was educated at Brighton Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in medicine...	Nationalist/UAP	3 September 1930 – 19 May 1932
Tom Tunnecliffe	Labor	13 July 1932 – 2 April 1935
Sir Stanley Argyle Stanley Argyle Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle KBE , Australian politician, was the 32nd Premier of Victoria. He was born in Kyneton, Victoria, the son of a grazier, and was educated at Brighton Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in medicine...	UAP	2 April 1935 – 23 November 1940
Thomas Hollway Thomas Hollway Thomas Tuke "Tom" Hollway was the 36th Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952....	UAP	23 November 1940 – 14 September 1943
Albert Dunstan Albert Dunstan Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan, KCMG was an Australian politician. A member of the Country Party , Dunstan was the 33rd Premier of Victoria. His term as Premier was the second-longest in the state's history, behind Sir Henry Bolte...	Country	14 September 1943 – 18 September 1943
John Cain John Cain (senior) John Cain was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the only premier of Victoria whose son also served as premier.-Early life:Cain was born, one of 18...	Labor	18 September 1943 – 21 November 1945
Thomas Hollway Thomas Hollway Thomas Tuke "Tom" Hollway was the 36th Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952....	Liberal	21 November 1945 – 20 November 1947
John Cain John Cain (senior) John Cain was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the only premier of Victoria whose son also served as premier.-Early life:Cain was born, one of 18...	Labor	20 November 1947 – 17 December 1952
Trevor Oldham Trevor Oldham Trevor Donald Oldham was an Australian politician, who was the leader of the Liberal Party in the state of Victoria from 1952 until his death in 1953....	Liberal	17 December 1952 – 2 May 1953
Henry Bolte Henry Bolte Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG was an Australian politician. He was the 38th and longest serving Premier of Victoria.- Early years :...	Liberal	3 May 1953 – 7 June 1955
John Cain John Cain (senior) John Cain was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the only premier of Victoria whose son also served as premier.-Early life:Cain was born, one of 18...	Labor	8 June 1955 – 9 August 1957
Ernie Shepherd	Labor	9 August 1957 – 12 September 1958
Clive Stoneham Clive Stoneham Clive Philip Stoneham, OBE was an Australian politician. He was an ALP member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for 28 years from 1942 to 1970, representing the electorates of Maryborough and Daylesford and Midlands...	Labor	1958 – 15 May 1967
Clyde Holding Clyde Holding Allan Clyde Holding Australian politician, was Leader of the Opposition in Victoria for ten years, and was later a federal minister.-Early life and education:...	Labor	15 May 1967 – 29 June 1977
Frank Wilkes Frank Wilkes Frank Noel Wilkes AM , Australian politician, was Leader of the Labor Opposition in Victoria from 1977 to 1981. Wilkes was born in Melbourne and educated at Northcote Primary and Secondary Schools and Preston Technical College. During the Second World War he served in the southwest Pacific in the...	Labor	29 June 1977 – 9 September 1981
John Cain II John Cain II John Cain , Australian Labor Party politician, was the 41st Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1982 to 1990.-Biography:...	Labor	9 September 1981 – 8 April 1982
Lindsay Thompson Lindsay Thompson Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG , Australian Liberal Party politician, was the 40th Premier of Victoria from June 1981 to April 1982...	Liberal	8 April 1982 – 5 November 1982
Jeff Kennett Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...	Liberal	5 November 1982 – 23 May 1989
Alan Brown Alan Brown (Australian politician) Alan John Brown , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Leader of the Opposition from 1989 to 1991....	Liberal	23 May 1989 – 23 April 1991
Jeff Kennett Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...	Liberal	23 April 1991 – 6 October 1992
Joan Kirner Joan Kirner Joan Elizabeth Kirner AM , Australian politician, was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, the first woman to hold the position, which she held for two years prior to a landslide election defeat.-Biography:...	Labor	6 October 1992 – March 1993
Jim Kennan Jim Kennan James Harley "Jim" Kennan SC was an Australian politician and later Adjunct Professor of Law at Deakin University.He earned a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne...	Labor	March 1993 – June 1993
John Brumby John Brumby John Mansfield Brumby , is an Australian Labor Party politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010. He became Premier after the resignation of Steve Bracks. He also served as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. He contested his first election...	Labor	June 1993 – 22 March 1999
Steve Bracks Steve Bracks Stephen Philip Bracks AC is a former Australian politician and the 44th Premier of Victoria. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Australian Labor Party, and was party leader and Premier from 1999 to 2007....	Labor	22 March 1999 – 19 October 1999
Jeff Kennett Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...	Liberal	19 October 1999 – 26 October 1999
Denis Napthine Denis Napthine Denis Vincent Napthine is an Australian politician for the Liberal Party in the state of Victoria. He is a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of South-West Coast.- Early life :...	Liberal	26 October 1999 – 20 August 2002
Robert Doyle Robert Doyle Robert Keith Bennett Doyle is an Australian politician and the 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne, elected on 30 November 2008...	Liberal	20 August 2002 – 8 May 2006
Ted Baillieu Ted Baillieu Edward Norman "Ted" Baillieu MLA is an Australian politician. He is currently the Premier of Victoria and the member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Hawthorn...	Liberal	8 May 2006 – 2 December 2010
Daniel Andrews Daniel Andrews Daniel Michael Andrews is an Australian politician. He is the current state Australian Labor Party leader and Leader of the Opposition in Victoria...	Labor	3 December 2010 – present