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Leaders of The Opposition

Liberal Party of Canada Liberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Bloc Québécois Reform Party of Canada Canadian Alliance Conservative Party of Canada (modern) New Democratic Party
Name Party Took Office Left Office Prime Minister
Alexander Mackenzie Liberal March 1873 November 5, 1873 John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative November 6, 1873 October 16, 1878 Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie 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 Liberal June 23, 1887 July 10, 1896
John Abbott
John Sparrow David Thompson
Mackenzie Bowell
Charles Tupper
Charles Tupper Conservative (historical) July 11, 1896 February 5, 1901 Wilfrid Laurier
Robert Borden Conservative (historical) February 6, 1901 October 9, 1911
Wilfrid Laurier Liberal October 10, 1911 February 17, 1919 Robert Borden
Daniel Duncan McKenzie Liberal February 17, 1919 August 7, 1919
William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal August 7, 1919 December 28, 1921
Arthur Meighen
Arthur Meighen Conservative (historical) December 29, 1921 June 28, 1926 William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal June 29, 1926 September 24, 1926 Arthur Meighen
vacant Conservative (historical) September 25, 1926 October 10, 1926 William Lyon Mackenzie King
Hugh Guthrie Conservative (historical) October 11, 1926 October 11, 1927
Richard Bedford Bennett Conservative (historical) October 12, 1927 August 6, 1930
William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal August 7, 1930 October 22, 1935 R. B. Bennett
Richard Bedford Bennett Conservative (historical) October 23, 1935 July 6, 1938 William Lyon Mackenzie King
Robert Manion Conservative (historical) July 7, 1938 May 13, 1940
Richard Hanson Conservative (historical) May 14, 1940 1943
Gordon Graydon 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 Progressive Conservative October 2, 1948 November 1, 1954
Louis St. Laurent
William Earl Rowe Progressive Conservative November 1, 1954 February 1, 1955
George A. Drew Progressive Conservative February 1, 1955 August 1, 1956
William Earl Rowe Progressive Conservative August 1, 1956 December 13, 1956
John George Diefenbaker 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 Progressive Conservative April 22, 1963 September 8, 1967 Lester B. Pearson
Michael Starr Progressive Conservative September 9, 1967 November 5, 1967
Robert Stanfield Progressive Conservative November 6, 1967 February 21, 1976
Pierre Trudeau
Joe Clark Progressive Conservative February 22, 1976 June 3, 1979
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Liberal June 4, 1979 March 2, 1980 Joe Clark
Joe Clark Progressive Conservative March 3, 1980 February 1, 1983 Pierre Trudeau
Erik Nielsen 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 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 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 Canadian Alliance March 27, 2000 September 10, 2000
Stockwell Day Canadian Alliance September 11, 2000 December 11, 2001
John Reynolds Canadian Alliance December 12, 2001 May 20, 2002
Stephen Harper Canadian Alliance May 21, 2002 January 8, 2004
Paul Martin
Grant Hill Canadian Alliance January 9, 2004 February 1, 2004
Grant Hill Conservative February 2, 2004 March 19, 2004
Stephen Harper Conservative March 20, 2004 February 5, 2006
Bill Graham Liberal February 6, 2006 December 1, 2006 Stephen Harper
Stéphane Dion Liberal December 2, 2006 December 9, 2008
Michael Ignatieff Liberal December 10, 2008 May 1, 2011
Jack Layton New Democrat May 2, 2011 August 22, 2011
Nycole Turmel New Democrat August 23, 2011 March 23, 2012
Thomas Mulcair New Democrat March 24, 2012 Incumbent

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