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Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)

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Leader of the Opposition of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Steven Miles
since 28 October 2024
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party not in government
Inaugural holderThomas Glassey
Formation30 August 1898 (Official Designation)
DeputyCameron Dick, Deputy Leader of the Opposition

The Leader of the Opposition in Queensland is the title of the leader of the largest minority political party or coalition of parties, known as the Opposition, in the Parliament of Queensland. Prior to 1898, opposition to the government of the day was less organised. Thus the Queensland Parliamentary Record does not designate Leaders of the Opposition before then. The Leader is responsible for managing the Opposition and has a role in administering the Legislative Assembly through the Committee of the Legislative Assembly.

List of leaders of the opposition

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No. Name Portrait Affiliation Constituency Term of office Elections Premier
1 Thomas Glassey Labor Bundaberg 30 August 1898 12 May 1899
Byrnes
1898
1899
Dickson
1898–1899
2 Anderson Dawson Labor Charters Towers 12 May 1899 1 December 1899
3 Robert Philp Ministerial Townsville 1 December 1899 7 December 1899
Dawson
1899
(2) Anderson Dawson Labor Charters Towers 7 December 1899 16 July 1900
Philp
1899–1903
4 W. H. Browne Labor Croydon 16 July 1900 17 September 1903 1902
(3) Robert Philp Conservative Townsville 17 September 1903 28 June 1904
Morgan
1903–1906
5 Arthur Rutledge Conservative Maranoa 28 June 1904 27 August 1904 1904
(3) Robert Philp Conservative Townsville 19 September 1904 19 November 1907

Kidston
1906–1907
1907
6 William Kidston Kidstonites Rockhampton 19 November 1907 15 February 1908 1908
Philp
1907–1908
(3) Robert Philp Conservative Townsville 15 February 1908 29 October 1908
Kidston
1908–1911
7 David Bowman Labor Fortitude Valley 16 November 1908 6 September 1912 1909
1912
Denham
1911–1915
8 T. J. Ryan Labor Barcoo 6 September 1912 22 May 1915 1915
9 Edward Macartney Liberal Toowong 24 June 1915 8 September 1915
Ryan
1915–1919
10 James Tolmie Liberal Toowoomba 8 September 1915 15 February 1918
National
(9) Edward Macartney National Toowong 15 February 1918 28 January 1920 1918

Theodore
1919–1925
11 William Vowles National Dalby 28 January 1920 11 July 1923
Country 1920
1923
12 Charles Taylor United Windsor 11 July 1923 19 April 1924
13 Arthur Edward Moore Country Aubigny 19 April 1924 11 May 1929

Gillies
1925
CPNP 1926
McCormack
1925–1929
14 William Forgan Smith Labor Mackay 27 May 1929 11 June 1932 1932
Moore
1929–1932
(13) Arthur Edward Moore CPNP Aubigny 15 August 1932 15 July 1936 1935
Forgan Smith
1932–1942
Country
15 Ted Maher Country West Moreton 15 July 1936 21 May 1941 1938
1941
16 Frank Nicklin Country Murrumba
Landsborough
21 May 1941 15 August 1957
1944
Cooper
1942–1946
1947
1950

Hanlon
1946–1952
1953
1956

Gair
1952–1957
1957
17 Les Wood Labor North Toowoomba 15 August 1957 14 April 1958
Nicklin
1957–1968
18 Jim Donald Labor Bremer 14 April 1958 18 August 1958
19 Jack Duggan Labor North Toowoomba
Toowoomba West
18 August 1958 12 October 1966 1960
1963
1966
20 Jack Houston Labor Bulimba 12 October 1966 1 July 1974

Pizzey
1968

Chalk
1968
1969
1972

Bjelke-Petersen
1968–1987
21 Perc Tucker Labor Townsville West 1 July 1974 19 December 1974 1974
22 Tom Burns Labor Lytton 19 December 1974 28 November 1978 1977
23 Ed Casey Labor Mackay 28 November 1978 20 October 1982 1980
24 Keith Wright Labor Rockhampton 20 October 1982 29 August 1984 1983
25 Nev Warburton Labor Sandgate 29 August 1984 2 March 1988 1986

Ahern
1987–1989
26 Wayne Goss Labor Logan 2 March 1988 2 December 1989
1989
Cooper
1989
27 Russell Cooper National Roma 2 December 1989 9 December 1991
Goss
1989–1996
28 Rob Borbidge National Surfers Paradise 10 December 1991 19 February 1996 1992
1995
29 Peter Beattie Labor Brisbane Central 19 February 1996 29 June 1998 1998
Borbidge
1996–1998
(28) Rob Borbidge National Surfers Paradise 29 June 1998 2 March 2001 2001
Beattie
1998–2007
30 Mike Horan National Toowoomba South 2 March 2001 4 February 2003
31 Lawrence Springborg National Southern Downs 4 February 2003 18 September 2006 2004
2006
32 Jeff Seeney National Callide 18 September 2006 29 January 2008

Bligh
2007–2012
(31) Lawrence Springborg National Southern Downs 29 January 2008 2 April 2009 2009
Liberal National
33 John-Paul Langbroek Liberal National Surfers Paradise 2 April 2009 22 March 2011
(32) Jeff Seeney1 Liberal National Callide 22 March 2011 28 March 2012 2012
34 Annastacia Palaszczuk Labor Inala 28 March 2012 14 February 2015 2015
Newman
2012–2015
(31) Lawrence Springborg Liberal National Southern Downs 14 February 2015 6 May 2016
Palaszczuk
2015–2023
35 Tim Nicholls Liberal National Clayfield 6 May 2016 12 December 2017 2017
36 Deb Frecklington Liberal National Nanango 12 December 2017 12 November 2020 2020
37 David Crisafulli Liberal National Broadwater 12 November 2020 28 October 2024
2024
Miles
2023–2024
38 Steven Miles Labor Murrumba 28 October 2024 incumbent Crisafulli
2024–present
Notes

1 On 2 April 2011, Campbell Newman was elected to lead the LNP into the 2012 Queensland state election, but was not recognised as the Leader of the Opposition as he was not a Member of Parliament during the 53rd Parliament.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Speaker won't acknowledge Newman's role, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 April 2011.
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