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
NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotesEbenezer Joshua26 June 19678 February 1972People's Political PartyMilton Cato4 May 197218 September 1974St. Vincent Labour PartyIvy Joshua20 February 197527 October 1979People's Political PartyCalder Williams27 December 19797 May 1981New Democratic PartyRandolph B. Russell21 July 198118 August 1982St. Vincent Labour PartyJames F. Mitchell25 November 198222 December 1983New Democratic PartyRandolph B. Russell12 April 1984July 1984St. Vincent Labour PartyMilton Cato23 August 198429 November 1984St. Vincent Labour PartyVincent BeacheJuly 1985March 1989St. Vincent Labour PartyVacantMay 198921 March 1994No parliamentary oppositionVincent Beache21 March 199430 August 1999Unity Labour PartyRalph Gonsalves8 December 199911 January 2001Unity Labour PartyArnhim Eustace17 April 200120 November 2016New Democratic PartyGodwin Friday21 November 201628 November 2025New Democratic PartyRalph Gonsalves1 December 2025IncumbentUnity Labour PartyGonsalves delays naming opposition senators St Vincent Times News. 11 December 2025
See also Politics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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