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Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in The Bahamas. The Constitution requires that there is a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of The Bahamas who is appointed by the Governor-General of The Bahamas. [1] Usually the person comes from the largest group in the House of Assembly that is not in government.
The position of the Leader of the Opposition was established in 1964. [2]
Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
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Lynden Pindling | 1964 [2] | January 1967 | PLP | |
Roland Symonette | January 1967 | 1970 | UBP | [3] |
Geoffrey Johnstone | February 1970 | July 1971 | UBP | [4] |
Cecil Wallace-Whitfield | 1971 [5] | 1972 | FNM | |
Kendal Isaacs | 1972 | 1976 | FNM | [6] |
Cyril Fountain | 1976 | ? | FNM | [7] |
Cyril Tynes | ? - January 1977 | 1977 | FNM | [8] |
John Henry Bostwick | 1977 | 1979 | BDP | |
Norman Solomon | 1979 | 1981 | SDP | [9] |
John Henry Bostwick | 1981 | 1981 | FNM | [10] |
Kendal Isaacs | 1981 | 1987 | FNM | [11] |
Cecil Wallace-Whitfield | 1987 | 1990 | FNM | [12] |
Hubert Ingraham | May 1990 | August 1992 | FNM | [12] |
Lynden Pindling | August 1992 | April 1997 | PLP | [12] |
Perry Christie | April 1997 | May 2002 | PLP | [12] |
Alvin Smith | May 2002 | November 2005 | FNM | [12] |
Hubert Ingraham | November 2005 | May 2007 | FNM | [12] |
Perry Christie | May 2007 | May 2012 | PLP | [12] |
Hubert Minnis | May 2012 | December 2016 [13] | FNM | [12] |
Loretta Butler-Turner | December 2016 [13] | May 2017 | FNM | [12] |
Philip Davis | May 2017 [14] | September 2021 | PLP | |
Hubert Minnis | September 2021 | November 2021 | FNM | |
Michael Pintard | November 2021 | Incumbent | FNM | [15] |