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Leaders of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Council

Leaders of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Council

 

​NAMEPERIOD SERVED
Sir Henry Edward MANNING
(b. 27.06.1877-d. 03.05.1963)
(U.A.P)
(Democratic)
(Liberal)
16.05.1941 - 09.12.1943 
09.12.1943 - 20.04.1945 
20.04.1945 - 12.04.1960
Hector (later Sir Hector) Joseph CLAYTON
(b.03.06.1885 - d. 18.07.1975) 
(Liberal)
12.04.1960 - 30.10.1962
Arthur Dalgety BRIDGES
(b. 19.11.1901 - d. 22.05.1968)
(Liberal)
30.10.1962 - 13.05.1965
Robert Reginald DOWNING
(b. 06.11.1904 -d. 09.09.1994)
(A.L.P)
13.05.1965 - 04.02.1972
Neville Kenneth WRAN
(b. 11.10.1926 - d. 20.04.2014)
(A.L.P)
22.02.1972 - 19.10.1973
Leroy Dudley SERISIER
(b. 09.12.1927 - d.12.05.2014)
(A.L.P)
03.12.1973 - 13.05.1976
John (later Sir John) Bryan Munro FULLER
(b. 22.09.1917 - d. 31.01.2009)
(C.P)
14.05.1976 - 01.08.1978
Max Frederick WILLIS
(b. 06.12.1935 -
(Liberal)
01.08.1978 - 20.10.1981
William Lloyd LANGE
(b. 27.06.1937 - d. 24.11.2013)
(Liberal)
20.10.1981 - 03.04.1984
Edward Phillip PICKERING
(b. 01.11.1939 -
(Liberal)
03.04.1984 - 24.03.1988
Jack Rowland HALLAM
(b. 10.09.1942 -
(A.L.P)
06.04.1988 - 02.05.1991
Michael Rueben EGAN
(b. 21.02.1948 - 
(A.L.P)
02.07.1991 - 04.04.1995
John Planta HANNAFORD
(b. 21.01.1949 - 
(Liberal)
11.04.1995 - 31.03.1999
Michael Joseph GALLACHER
(b. 27.09.1961 - 
(Liberal)
31.03.1999 - 04.03.2011
Ton​​​​y Bernard KELLY
(b. 25.08.1948 - 
(ALP)
08.04.2011 - 06.06.2011
Luke FOLEY
(b. 27.06.1970 -
(ALP)
14.06.2011 - 06.03.2015
Adam S​EARLE​
​(b. 29.04.1969 -
(ALP)
​08.04.2015 - 08.06.2021
​(Penny) Penelope Gail SHARPE
(ALP)
​08.06.2021 -