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This is a List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition, who in Australian Federal Politics is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives. The position is usually held by the leader of the party which has the most seats but isn't part of the Government. When in Parliament the Leader of the Opposition sits on the left-hand side of the table in the centre, in front of the Opposition and opposite the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party, or coalition of parties, with the most seats in Parliament, and thus is the leader of the Government. The leader is elected by the Opposition Party according to its rules. A new Opposition Leader may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns or is challenged for the leadership.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a
constitutional monarchy with a
parliamentary system and is based on the
Westminster model. The term
Opposition has a specific meaning in the parliamentary sense, in its formal title of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. This is an important component of the Westminster system: the Opposition directs its criticism at the Government and attempts to defeat and replace the Government. The Opposition is therefore the 'Government in waiting' and it's a formal part of the parliamentary system, just as is the Government. It is opposed to the Government, but not to
the Crown, hence the term 'Loyal Opposition'.
The Current Leader of the Opposition is
Brendan Nelson of the
Liberal Party. Previously
Kevin Rudd of the
Labor Party was Opposition Leader until the
2007 federal election. The Labor Party had been in Opposition since losing the
1996 federal election to the
coalition led by
John Howard of the Liberal Party and
Tim Fischer of the
National Party. Brendan Nelson was elected leader of the Liberal Party on
29 November 2007 following John Howard's loss of his seat. He became Opposition Leader on
3 December 2007 when the Labor Party was sworn in as the Government. To date there have been thirty Opposition Leaders, sixteen of which have served terms as Prime Minister.
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|| 3. || Joseph Cook || || 17 November 1908 || 26 May 1909 || Anti-Socialist Party
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|| 4. || Alfred Deakin || || 26 May 1909 || 2 June 1909 || Commonwealth Liberal Party
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|| 5. || Andrew Fisher || || 2 June 1909 || 29 April 1910 || Australian Labor Party
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|| - || Alfred Deakin || || 1 July 1910 || 20 January 1913 || Commonwealth Liberal Party
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|| - || Joseph Cook || || 20 January 1913 || 24 June 1913 || Commonwealth Liberal Party
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|| - || Andrew Fisher || || 8 July 1913 || 17 September 1914 || Australian Labor Party
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|| - || Joseph Cook || || 8 October 1914 || 17 February 1916 || Commonwealth Liberal Party
Nationalist Party of Australia
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|| 6. || Frank Tudor || || 1 November 1916 || 10 January 1922 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 7. || Matthew Charlton || || 10 January 1922 || 29 March 1928 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 8. || James Scullin || || 29 March 1928 || 22 October 1929 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 9. || John Latham || || 20 November 1929 || 7 May 1931 || Nationalist Party of Australia
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|| 10. || Joseph Lyons || || 7 May 1931 || 6 January 1932 || United Australia Party
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|| - || James Scullin || || 7 January 1932 || 1 October 1935 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 11. || John Curtin || || 1 October 1935 || 7 October 1941 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 12. || Arthur Fadden || || 7 October 1941 || 23 September 1943 || Country Party
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|| 13. || Robert Menzies || || 23 September 1943 || 19 December 1949 || United Australia Party
Liberal Party of Australia
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|| 14. || Ben Chifley || || 19 December 1949 || 20 June 1951 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 15. || Herbert Evatt || || 20 June 1951 || 9 February 1960 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 16. || Arthur Calwell || || 7 March 1960 || 8 February 1967 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 17. || Gough Whitlam || || 8 February 1967 || 2 December 1972 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 18. || Billy Snedden |||| 2 December 1972 || 21 March 1975 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| 19. || Malcolm Fraser || || 21 March 1975 || 11 November 1975 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| - || Gough Whitlam || || 11 November 1975 || 22 December 1977 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 20. || Bill Hayden || || 22 December 1977 || 3 February 1983 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 21. || Bob Hawke || || 3 February 1983 || 11 March 1983 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 22. || Andrew Peacock || || 11 March 1983 || 5 September 1985 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| 23. || John Howard || || 5 September 1985 || 9 May 1989 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| - || Andrew Peacock || || 9 May 1989 || 3 April 1990 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| 24. || John Hewson || || 3 April 1990 || 23 May 1994 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| 25. || Alexander Downer || || 23 May 1994 || 30 January 1995 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| - || John Howard || || 30 January 1995 || 11 March 1996 || Liberal Party of Australia
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|| 26. || Kim Beazley || || 19 March 1996 || 11 November 2001 ||Australian Labor Party
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|| 27. || Simon Crean || || 11 November 2001 || 2 December 2003 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 28. || Mark Latham || || 2 December 2003 || 18 January 2005 || Australian Labor Party
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|| - || Kim Beazley || || 28 January 2005 || 4 December 2006 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 29. || Kevin Rudd || || 4 December 2006 || 3 December 2007 || Australian Labor Party
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|| 30. || Brendan Nelson || || 3 December 2007 || || Liberal Party of Australia
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