List of Leaders of the Opposition

This is a list of Leaders of the Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition in New Ingrea is a Member of the House of Assembly. The position is held by the leader of the party not in government that has the most seats in the Assembly. When in parliament, the Leader of the Opposition sits directly opposite the Prime Minister. The current Leader of the Opposition is Martin Hewitt, the Leader of the National Party.

#	Name (Birth–Death) Electoral district	Party affiliation		In office	Duration	Prime Minister
1	Thomas Reade (14 June 1855 – 27 October 1932) MHA for Kingsbury		Liberal Party	28 March 1890 - 7 May 1894	4 years, 1 month, 9 days		Jonas Willard
2	Jonas Willard (4 August 1841 – 9 July 1913) MHA for East Riding of Centralia		Conservative Party	7 May 1894 - 5 April 1897	2 years, 10 months, 29 days		Thomas Reade
(1)	Thomas Reade (14 June 1855 – 27 October 1932) MHA for Kingsbury		Liberal Party	5 April 1897 - 11 May 1903	6 years, 1 month, 6 days		Jonas Willard
(2)	Jonas Willard (19 February 1841 – 20 May 1920) MHA for East Riding of Centralia		Conservative Party	11 May - 28 July 1903	2 months, 17 days		Thomas Reade
3	Cyril Percy (6 October 1862 – 19 May 1913) MHA for		Conservative Party	28 July 1903 - 22 August 1911	8 years, 25 days
							Vincent Churchwell
							Henry Chaytor
4	Henry Chaytor () MHA for		Liberal Party				Robert Stratton
5	Joseph Williams () MHA for		Liberal Party
6	Robert Stratton (24 September 1868 – 2 June 1944) MHA for		Conservative Party				Joseph Williams
7	Arthur Cooke (18 September 1877–18 May 1942) MHA for		Conservative Party
							William Burdett
8	Donald Burleigh (2 May 1879 - 4 September 1971) MHA for Codrington		Country Party
9	Gordon Roper (4 December 1885 – 22 September 1977) MHA for		Labour Party				Donald Burleigh
10	Peter Sims (26 January 1900 – 29 April 1964) MHA for		Labour Party
							Peter Wright
11	Peter Wright (6 June 1889 - 30 October 1973) MHA for Rock Abbey		National Party				Peter Sims
12	Rob Kettering (27 March 1903 – 31 August 1994) MHA for		National Party
13	Jonathan Braddock (16 January 1919 - 19 March 2006) MHA for Stanhill		Liberal Party				Rob Kettering
			Democratic Party
							Tony Hendon
14	Tony Hendon (7 December 1908 – 1 June 1999) MHA for		National Party	10 April 1961 -			Jonathan Braddock
15	John Collier (14 April 1920 – 10 April 2021) MHA for		National Party
16	Jacob Meyer (16 November 1922 - 19 May 2011) MHA for		National Party
							Jason Olsen
17	Antonia Davidson (born 27 May 1928) MHA for		Democratic Party				Jacob Meyer
18	Phillip Corbett (22 March 1924 - 3 August 1984) MHA for Layton		National Party				Antonia Davidson
19	Jenny Petersen () MHA for		National Party
20	John Tudor () MHA for		National Party
21	Una Clements () MHA for		Democratic Party				John Tudor
22	Bill Howlett (Born 6 September 1951) MHA for Stanhill		Democratic Party
23	Jim Goodwin (Born 1 December 1947) MHA for Badminton		National Party	13 March 2000 - 15 March 2004	4 years, 2 days		Bill Howlett
24	Matthew Jones (Born 4 June 1951) MHA for Woolcaster		Democratic Party	15 March 2004 - 13 March 2012	7 years, 11 months, 27 days		Jim Goodwin
25	Kristine Dawkins (Born 6 December 1961) MHA for Uxbridge East—Te Waiatawai		National Party	17 March 2012 – 11 March 2020	7 years, 11 months, 23 days		Matthew Jones
26	Ritchie Hayes (Born 31 October 1968) MHA for		National Party	11 March 2020 – 27 March 2024	4 years, 16 days
							Paul Richardson
27	Martin Hewitt (Born 15 August 1979) MHA for		National Party	27 March 2024 – Present	Incumbent