List of Leaders of The Opposition in Tasmania
| Opposition Leader | Party | Period in office |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gregson | – | November 1856 – February 1857 |
| William Champ | – | February 1857 – April 1857 |
| Thomas Gregson | – | April 1857 – July 1862 |
| Charles Meredith | – | July 1862 – January 1863 |
| Thomas Chapman | – | February 1863 – 1864 |
| Sir William Dobson | – | June 1864 – November 1866 |
| Charles Meredith | – | November 1866 – November 1872 |
| William Giblin | – | November 1872 – August 1873 |
| Frederick Innes | – | August 1873 – March 1875 |
| Thomas Reibey | – | August 1875 – July 1876 |
| William Giblin | – | July 1876 – June 1877 |
| Philip Fysh | – | July 1877 – August 1877 |
| Thomas Reibey | – | September 1877 – December 1878 |
| William Giblin | – | January 1879 – October 1879 |
| none | – | October 1879 – October 1882 |
| Alfred Dobson | – | October 1882 – July 1885 |
| Thomas Reibey | – | July 1885 – August 1886 |
| Sir Edward Braddon | – | August 1886 – March 1887 |
| Nicholas Brown | – | July 1887 – July 1889 |
| William Burgess | – | July 1889 – August 1891 |
| Henry Dobson | – | September 1891 – August 1892 |
| Stafford Bird | – | August 1892 – February 1894 |
| Sir Edward Braddon | – | February 1894 – April 1984 |
| Sir Elliott Lewis | – | May 1894 – November 1897 |
| Andrew Clark | – | November 1897 – May 1898 |
| Stafford Bird | – | June 1898 – October 1899 |
| Sir Edward Braddon | – | October 1899 – March 1901 |
| Sir Thomas Reibey | – | May 1901 – October 1901 |
| William Propsting | – | October 1901 – April 1903 |
| Robert Patterson | – | May 1903 – March 1904 |
| Sir John Evans | – | March 1904 – July 1904 |
| William Propsting | – | July 1904 – December 1905 |
| Herbert Nicholls | – | May 1906 – January 1909 |
| John Earle | Labor | June 1909 – October 1909 |
| Sir Neil Lewis | Anti-Socialist | October 1909 |
| John Earle | Labor | October 1909 – April 1914 |
| Albert Solomon | Liberal | April 1914 – October 1914 |
| Norman Ewing | Liberal | October 1914 – September 1915 |
| Sir Walter Lee | Liberal | September 1915 – April 1916 |
| John Earle | Labor | April 1916 – November 1916 |
| Joseph Lyons | Labor | November 1916 – October 1923 |
| Edward Hobbs (acting) | Country Party | October 1923 – November 1923 |
| James Newton | Nationalist | November 1923 – October 1924 |
| Edward Hobbs | Country Party | October 1924 – July 1925 |
| Sir John McPhee | Nationalist | July 1925 – June 1928 |
| Joseph Lyons | Labor | July 1928 – September 1929 |
| Ben Watkins (acting) | Labor | September 1929 – October 1929 |
| Albert Ogilvie | Labor | October 1929 – June 1934 |
| Sir Walter Lee | Nationalist | July 1934 – July 1936 |
| Sir Henry Baker | Nationalist | July 1936 – February 1945 |
| Neil Campbell | Nationalist/Liberal | February 1945 – February 1950 |
| Reginald Townley | Liberal | 6 February 1950 – 26 June 1956 |
| William Jackson | Liberal | 26 June 1956 – March 1960 |
| Sir Angus Bethune | Liberal | 19 March 1960 – 27 May 1969 |
| Eric Reece | Labor | 27 May 1969 – 4 May 1972 |
| Max Bingham | Liberal | 4 May 1972 – 7 August 1979 |
| Geoff Pearsall | Liberal | 7 August 1979 – 11 November 1981 |
| Robin Gray | Liberal | 11 November 1981 – 27 May 1982 |
| Ken Wriedt | Labor | 27 May 1982 – 19 February 1986 |
| Neil Batt | Labor | 19 February 1986 – 14 December 1988 |
| Michael Field | Labor | 14 December 1988 – 29 June 1989 |
| Robin Gray | Liberal | 29 June 1989 – 17 December 1991 |
| Ray Groom | Liberal | 17 December 1991 – 17 February 1992 |
| Michael Field | Labor | 17 February 1992 – 14 April 1997 |
| Jim Bacon | Labor | 14 April 1997 – 14 September 1998 |
| Tony Rundle | Liberal | 14 September 1998 – 2 July 1999 |
| Sue Napier | Liberal | 2 July 1999 – 20 August 2001 |
| Bob Cheek | Liberal | 20 August 2001 – 6 August 2002 |
| Rene Hidding | Liberal | 6 August 2002 – 30 March 2006 |
| Will Hodgman | Liberal | 30 March 2006 – present |
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