Fourteen people have served as Leader of the Opposition of Malta since the office was established in 1921. The post did not exist in the period between 1933 and 1947, nor between 1958 and 1962.
List of officeholders Political parties
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Gerald Strickland October 1921 August 1927 Constitutional Party 2 Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud August 1927 June 1932 Nationalist Party Lord Strickland June 1932 November 1933 Constitutional Party Office Abolished (November 1933 – November 1947) 3 Enrico Mizzi November 1947 September 1950 Nationalist Party 4 Dom Mintoff September 1950 March 1955 Labour Party 5 Giorgio Borġ Olivier March 1955 April 1958 Nationalist Party Office Abolished (April 1958 – March 1962) Dom Mintoff March 1962 June 1971 Labour Party Giorgio Borġ Olivier June 1971 12 April 1977 Nationalist Party 6 Eddie Fenech Adami 12 April 1977 12 May 1987 Nationalist Party 7 Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici 12 May 1987 26 March 1992 Labour Party 8 Alfred Sant 26 March 1992 28 October 1996 Labour Party Eddie Fenech Adami 28 October 1996 6 September 1998 Nationalist Party Alfred Sant 6 September 1998 5 June 2008 Labour Party 9 Charles Mangion 5 June 2008 1 October 2008 Labour Party 10 Joseph Muscat 1 October 2008 11 March 2013 Labour Party 11 Lawrence Gonzi 11 March 2013 13 May 2013 Nationalist Party 12 Simon Busuttil 13 May 2013 4 October 2017 Nationalist Party 13 Adrian Delia 6 October 2017 7 October 2020 Nationalist Party 14 Bernard Grech 7 October 2020 10 September 2025 Nationalist Party 15 Alex Borg 10 September 2025 Incumbent Nationalist Party
Timeline
See also Leader of the Opposition of Malta Prime Minister of Malta President of Malta Government of Malta House of Representatives of Malta
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