Leader of the Opposition (Saint-Baptiste)

Leader of the Opposition
Chef de l'opposition
Incumbent Simon Bachelet since 3 March 2019
Member of	Chamber of Deputies
Term length	While leader of the largest party not in government
Inaugural holder	Pierre-Marie Blanchet
Formation	10 March 1990

The Leader of the Opposition (Principean: Chef de l'opposition) is the politician who heads and leads the parliamentary opposition in Saint-Baptiste. The Leader of the Opposition is typically the leader of the largest party not in government, although instances have occurred where the Leader of the Opposition is instead a sitting opposition member of the Chamber of Deputies when the party leader does not have a seat. The role of the Leader of the Opposition primarily revolves around providing criticism and accountability to the government, and acting as an alternate Prime Minister if the government loses support in the Chamber. The Leader of the Opposition is typically granted the same protections and rights as cabinet members. The current Leader of the Opposition is Simon Bachelet, since 2019.

List of Leaders of the Opposition

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party	Prime Minister
1		Pierre-Marie Blanchet (1920–2003)	30 June 1991	2 July 1995	UCD	Joseph Morin
2		Emmanuel Ménard (1949–)	2 July 1995	29 June 1999	ADÉM	Cyrille Bachelet Bruno Camille
3		Adrien Baschet (1948–)	29 June 1999	23 February 2007	UCD	Emmanuel Ménard
(2)		Emmanuel Ménard (1949–)	23 February 2007	7 May 2010	PAN	Cyrille Bachelet
4		Marc-Antoine Vernier (1966–)	7 May 2010	27 February 2011	PAN	Cyrille Bachelet
5	File:Vincent Beache.png	Cyrille Bachelet (1956–)	27 February 2011	14 November 2012	UCD	Marc-Antoine Vernier
6		Silvain Kléber (1953–)	14 November 2012	2 January 2016	UCD	Marc-Antoine Vernier
7		Éric Clérisseau (1982–)	2 January 2016	3 March 2019	UCD	Marc-Antoine Vernier
8		Simon Bachelet (1978–)	3 March 2019	Incumbent	UCD	Marc-Antoine Vernier