Leader of the Opposition (Saint-Baptiste)
| Leader of the Opposition | |
|---|---|
| Chef de l'opposition | |
| Member of | Chamber of Deputies |
| Term length | While leader of the largest party not in government |
| Inaugural holder | Robert Ballesdens |
| Formation | 1 July 1947 |
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 Valérie Deschanel, since 2015.
List of Leaders of the Opposition
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
|
Robert Ballesdens Deputy for Saint-Luc (1896–1950) |
1 July 1947 |
10 November 1950 (died in office) |
3 years, 132 days | POSB | Claude-Antoine Bachelet | |
| Jean-Charles D'Aboville | ||||||||
| Position vacant from 10 November 1950 to 24 April 1986 | ||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Joseph Morin Deputy for Le Rocher (born 1952) |
24 April 1986 |
21 April 1994 |
7 years, 362 days | POSB | Cyrille Bachelet | |
| Jean-Pierre Boisselot | ||||||||
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Jean-Pierre Boisselot Deputy for Patois (1937–2018) |
21 April 1994 |
5 May 1998 |
4 years, 14 days | PAP | Joseph Morin | |
| 4 | 
|
Emmanuel Ménard Deputy for Pointe-à-L'anse (born 1944) |
5 May 1998 |
5 September 2000 |
2 years, 123 days | PAP | ||
| (2) |
|
Joseph Morin Deputy for Le Rocher (born 1952) |
5 September 2000 |
11 May 2002 |
1 year, 248 days | POSB | Emmanuel Ménard | |
| 5 | 
|
Paul Chappelle Deputy for Saint-Antoine (born 1961) |
11 May 2002 |
10 September 2008 |
6 years, 122 days | POSB | ||
| (4) |
|
Emmanuel Ménard Deputy for Pointe-à-L'anse (born 1944) |
10 September 2008 |
2 June 2009 |
265 days | PAP | Paul Chappelle | |
| 6 | 
|
Marc-Antoine Vernier Deputy for Port-Anne Centre (born 1963) |
2 June 2009 |
4 September 2012 |
3 years, 94 days | PAP | ||
| 7 | 
|
Daniel Tremblay Deputy for Saint-Maurice (born 1951) |
4 September 2012 |
7 September 2016 |
4 years, 3 days | POSB | Marc-Antoine Vernier | |
| 8 | 
|
Valérie Deschanel Deputy for Fort-Royal (born 1976) |
7 September 2016 |
Incumbent | 8 years, 109 days | POSB | ||
| Robert Ménard | ||||||||
