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Leaders of the Opposition
|
Party |
From |
To D = died in office |
|
|
John Ballance |
Liberal |
2 Jul 1889 |
23 Jan 1891 |
|
John Bryce |
Conservative |
23 Jun 1891 |
31 Aug 1891 |
|
Hon. William Rolleston |
Conservative |
31 Aug 1891 |
8 Nov 1893 |
|
Capt. William Russell Russell |
Conservative |
26 Jun 1894 |
3 Jul 1901 |
|
William |
Reform |
11 Sep 1903 |
10 Jul 1912 |
|
The Rt Hon. Sir Joseph George Ward |
Liberal |
11 Sep 1913 |
27 Nov 1919 |
|
Hon. William Donald Stuart MacDonald |
Liberal |
21 Jan 1920 |
31 Aug 1920D |
|
Thomas Mason Wilford |
Liberal |
8 Sep 1920 |
13 Aug 1925 |
|
George William Forbes |
National |
13 Aug 1925 |
14 Oct 1925 |
|
Henry Edmund Holland |
Labour |
16 Jun 1926 |
18 Oct 1928 |
|
The Rt Hon. Sir Joseph George Ward |
United |
4 Dec 1928 |
10 Dec 1928 |
|
The Rt Hon. Joseph Gordon Coates |
Reform |
10 Dec 1928 |
22 Sep 1931 |
|
Henry Edmund Holland |
Labour |
22 Sep 1931 |
8 Oct 1933D |
|
Michael Joseph Savage |
Labour |
12 Oct 1933 |
6 Dec 1935 |
|
The Rt Hon. George William Forbes |
United |
6 Dec 1935 |
2 Nov 1936 |
|
Hon. Adam Hamilton |
National |
2 Nov 1936 |
26 Nov 1940 |
|
Sidney George Holland |
National |
26 Nov 1940 |
13 Dec 1949 |
|
The Rt Hon. Peter Fraser |
Labour |
13 Dec 1949 |
12 Dec 1950D |
|
The Rt Hon. Walter Nash |
Labour |
17 Jan 1951 |
12 Dec 1957 |
|
The Rt Hon. Keith Jacka Holyoake |
National |
12 Dec 1957 |
12 Dec 1960 |
|
The Rt Hon. Walter Nash |
Labour |
12 Dec 1960 |
31 Mar 1963 |
|
Hon. Arnold Henry Nordmeyer |
Labour |
1 Apr 1963 |
16 Dec 1965 |
|
Norman Eric Kirk |
Labour |
16 Dec 1965 |
8 Dec 1972 |
|
The Rt Hon. John Ross Marshall |
National |
8 Dec 1972 |
9 Jul 1974 |
|
Hon. Robert David Muldoon |
National |
9 Jul 1974 |
12 Dec 1975 |
|
The Rt Hon. Wallace Edward Rowling |
Labour |
12 Dec 1975 |
3 Feb 1983 |
|
David Russell Lange |
Labour |
3 Feb 1983 |
26 Jul 1984 |
|
The Rt Hon. Sir Robert David Muldoon |
National |
26 Jul 1984 |
29 Nov 1984 |
|
Hon. James Kenneth McLay |
National |
29 Nov 1984 |
26 Mar 1986 |
|
Hon. James Brendan Bolger |
National |
26 Mar 1986 |
2 Nov 1990 |
|
Hon. Michael Kenneth Moore |
Labour |
2 Nov 1990 |
1 Dec 1993 |
|
Hon. Helen Elizabeth Clark |
Labour |
1 Dec 1993 |
10 Dec 1999 |
|
The Rt Hon. Jennifer Mary Shipley |
National |
10 Dec 1999 |
9 Oct 2001 |
|
Hon. Bill English |
National |
9 Oct 2001 |
28 Oct 2003 |
|
Dr Don Brash |
National |
28 Oct 2003 |