The Leader of the Opposition of the Commonwealth of Dominica is the Member of Parliament who leads the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly of Dominica.
The latest Leader of the Opposition is Jesma Paul, an independent candidate of the Salisbury constituency, who was sworn in on December 20 2022. She resigned on 20 June 2024.[1]
Chapter IV Section 66 of The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica states:
The House of Assembly did not have a Leader of the Opposition in early 2010, following the results of the 2009 general election. The leader of the opposition United Workers' Party, Ronald Green, lost his seat, and the three UWP Representatives elected boycotted the House of Assembly.[2] This ended with the swearing in of Hector John as Leader of the Opposition on 19 July 2010.
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUPP | 1966 | 1970 | [3] | |
| DFP | 1970 | April 1975 | ||
| Eugenia Charles | DFP | April 1975[4] | July 1979 | |
| Vacant | 1979 | January 1985 | [5] [6] | |
| DDLP | January 1985 | 1985[7] | ||
| Michael Douglas | DLP | 1985 | 1990 | [8] |
| UWP | 1 June 1990 | 14 June 1995 | ||
| DFP | 1995 | 1996 | ||
| DLP | 1996 | 3 February 2000 | ||
| UWP | 3 February 2000 | 16 July 2007 | ||
| UWP | 16 July 2007 | 30 July 2008 | ||
| Ronald Green | UWP | 8 August 2008 | 3 February 2010 | |
| UWP | 19 July 2010 | 8 December 2014 | ||
| UWP | 8 December 2014 | 7 November 2022 | ||
| Jesma Paul-Victor | Independent | 20 December 2022 | 20 June 2024 | |
| Vacant | 20 June 2024 | |||