Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago)

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The Leader of the Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago is the leader of the largest political party which has not formed the current government.

The Leader of the Opposition is a member of the House of Representatives, and is appointed by the President of Trinidad and Tobago.

The current Leader of the Opposition is Kamla Persad-Bissessar, leader of the United National Congress.

Leaders of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation
#	Incumbent	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political affiliation
1	Rudranath Capildeo		1962	June 1967		Democratic Labour Party
2	Vernon Jamadar		July 1967	1971		Democratic Labour Party
3	John R.F. Richardson		July 1972	1976		Non-partisan
4	Basdeo Panday (1st time)		1976	1977		United Labour Front
5	Raffique Shah		9 August 1977	31 March 1978		United Labour Front
6	Basdeo Panday (2nd time)		1978	1986		United Labour Front
7	Patrick Manning (1st time)		1986	1990		People's National Movement
8	Basdeo Panday (3rd time)		1990	1995		United National Congress
9	Patrick Manning (2nd time)		6 November 1995	24 December 2001		People's National Movement
10	Basdeo Panday (4th time)		24 December 2001	26 April 2006		United National Congress
11	Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1st time)		26 April 2006	8 November 2007		United National Congress
12	Basdeo Panday (5th time)		8 November 2007	25 February 2010		United National Congress
13	Kamla Persad-Bissessar (2nd time)		25 February 2010	25 May 2010		United National Congress
14	Keith Rowley		25 May 2010	9 September 2015^[1]		People's National Movement
15	Kamla Persad-Bissessar (3rd time)		9 September 2015	Present		United National Congress