Leader of the Opposition (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Person who leads the official parliamentary opposition in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Constitution indicates that there shall be a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly who is appointed by the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Leader of the Opposition gives advice to the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the appointment of two senators in the House of Assembly.

Leaders of the Opposition

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Ebenezer Joshua	26 June 1967	8 February 1972	People's Political Party
Milton Cato	4 May 1972	18 September 1974	St. Vincent Labour Party
Ivy Joshua	20 February 1975	27 October 1979	People's Political Party
Calder Williams	27 December 1979	7 May 1981	New Democratic Party
Randolph B. Russell	21 July 1981	18 August 1982	St. Vincent Labour Party
James F. Mitchell	25 November 1982	22 December 1983	New Democratic Party
Randolph B. Russell	12 April 1984	July 1984	St. Vincent Labour Party
Milton Cato	23 August 1984	29 November 1984	St. Vincent Labour Party
Vincent Beache	July 1985	March 1989	St. Vincent Labour Party
Vacant	May 1989	21 March 1994		No parliamentary opposition
Vincent Beache	21 March 1994	30 August 1999	Unity Labour Party
Ralph Gonsalves	8 December 1999	11 January 2001	Unity Labour Party
Arnhim Eustace	17 April 2001	20 November 2016	New Democratic Party
Godwin Friday	21 November 2016	Incumbent	New Democratic Party

^ "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1979 Constitution - Constitute". www.constituteproject.org.
^ "MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 1951 to INDEPENDENCE 1979 to PRESENT" (PDF). House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-14.
"Biographical Sketch of Sir Vincent Beache - Searchlight". www.searchlight.vc. 16 August 2019.
"Members". assembly.gov.vc. House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.