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Leader of the Opposition Party Took Office[1] Left Office[1] Prime Minister
  Alexander Mackenzie (first of two) Liberal March 1873 November 5, 1873      John A. Macdonald
  John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative November 6, 1873 October 16, 1878 Alexander Mackenzie
  Alexander Mackenzie (second of two) Liberal October 17, 1878 April 27, 1880 John A. Macdonald
  vacant Liberal April 28, 1880 May 3, 1880
  Edward Blake Liberal May 4, 1880 June 2, 1887
  vacant Liberal June 3, 1887 June 22, 1887
Wilfrid Laurier (first of two) Liberal June 23, 1887 July 10, 1896
  John Abbott
  John Sparrow David Thompson
  Mackenzie Bowell
  Charles Tupper
  Charles Tupper[NB 1] Conservative (historical) July 11, 1896 February 5, 1901 Wilfrid Laurier
  Robert Borden Conservative (historical) February 6, 1901 October 9, 1911
  Wilfrid Laurier (second of two) Liberal October 10, 1911 February 17, 1919[NB 2] Robert Borden
  Daniel Duncan McKenzie (acting)[NB 3] Liberal February 17, 1919 August 7, 1919
William Lyon Mackenzie King (first of three) Liberal August 7, 1919 December 28, 1921
Arthur Meighen
  File:ArthurMeighenheadshot.jpg Arthur Meighen[NB 4] Conservative (historical) December 29, 1921 June 28, 1926 William Lyon Mackenzie King
  William Lyon Mackenzie King (second of three) Liberal June 29, 1926 September 24, 1926 Arthur Meighen
  vacant[NB 5] Conservative (historical) September 25, 1926 October 10, 1926 William Lyon Mackenzie King
  Hugh Guthrie[NB 6] Conservative (historical) October 11, 1926 October 11, 1927
  Richard Bedford Bennett (first of two) Conservative (historical) October 12, 1927 August 6, 1930
  William Lyon Mackenzie King (third of three) Liberal August 7, 1930 October 22, 1935 R. B. Bennett
  Richard Bedford Bennett (second of two) Conservative (historical) October 23, 1935 July 6, 1938 William Lyon Mackenzie King
  Robert Manion Conservative (historical) July 7, 1938 May 13, 1940
  Richard Hanson (acting)[NB 7] Conservative (historical) May 14, 1940 1943
Gordon Graydon (acting)[NB 8] Progressive Conservative 1943 June 10, 1945
John Bracken Progressive Conservative June 11, 1945 July 20, 1948
vacant Progressive Conservative July 21, 1948 October 1, 1948
George A. Drew (first of two) Progressive Conservative October 2, 1948 November 1, 1954
Louis St. Laurent
William Earl Rowe (acting, first of two)[NB 9] Progressive Conservative November 1, 1954 February 1, 1955
George A. Drew (second of two) Progressive Conservative February 1, 1955 August 1, 1956
William Earl Rowe (acting, second of two)[NB 10] Progressive Conservative August 1, 1956 December 13, 1956
John George Diefenbaker (first of two) Progressive Conservative December 14, 1956 June 20, 1957
  Louis St. Laurent Liberal June 21, 1957 January 15, 1958 John Diefenbaker
  Lester B. Pearson Liberal January 16, 1958 April 21, 1963
John George Diefenbaker (second of two) Progressive Conservative April 22, 1963 September 8, 1967 Lester B. Pearson
Michael Starr (acting)[NB 11] Progressive Conservative September 9, 1967 November 5, 1967
Robert Stanfield Progressive Conservative November 6, 1967 February 21, 1976
Pierre Trudeau
Joe Clark (first of two) Progressive Conservative February 22, 1976 June 3, 1979
  Pierre Elliott Trudeau Liberal June 4, 1979 March 2, 1980 Joe Clark
Joe Clark (second of two) Progressive Conservative March 3, 1980 February 1, 1983 Pierre Trudeau
Erik Nielsen (acting)[NB 12] Progressive Conservative February 2, 1983 August 28, 1983
Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative August 29, 1983 September 16, 1984
  John Turner
  John Turner Liberal September 17, 1984 February 7, 1990 Brian Mulroney
  Herb Gray (acting)[NB 13] Liberal February 8, 1990 December 20, 1990
Jean Chrétien Liberal December 21, 1990 October 24, 1993
Kim Campbell
  Lucien Bouchard Bloc Québécois October 25, 1993 January 14, 1996 Jean Chrétien
  Gilles Duceppe (acting)[NB 14] Bloc Québécois January 15, 1996 February 16, 1996
  Michel Gauthier Bloc Québécois February 17, 1996 March 14, 1997
  Gilles Duceppe Bloc Québécois March 15, 1997 June 1, 1997
  Preston Manning Reform June 2, 1997 March 26, 2000
  Deborah Grey (acting)[NB 15] Canadian Alliance March 27, 2000 September 10, 2000
  Stockwell Day Canadian Alliance September 11, 2000 December 11, 2001
  John Reynolds (acting)[NB 16] Canadian Alliance December 12, 2001 May 20, 2002
Stephen Harper (first of two) Canadian Alliance May 21, 2002 January 8, 2004
Paul Martin
  Grant Hill (acting)[NB 17] Canadian Alliance January 9, 2004 February 1, 2004
  Grant Hill[NB 17] Conservative February 2, 2004[NB 18] March 19, 2004
  Stephen Harper (second of two) Conservative March 20, 2004 February 5, 2006
  Bill Graham[NB 19] Liberal February 6, 2006 December 1, 2006 Stephen Harper
  Stéphane Dion Liberal December 2, 2006 December 9, 2008
  Michael Ignatieff[NB 20] Liberal December 10, 2008 May 1, 2011
  Jack Layton New Democrat May 2, 2011 August 22, 2011[NB 2]
  Nycole Turmel New Democrat August 23, 2011[NB 21] March 23, 2012
  Thomas Mulcair New Democrat March 24, 2012 Incumbent
  1. ^ a b Parliament of Canada. "Leaders of the Official Opposition". Retrieved March 27, 2012.


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