title: Leader of the Opposition (Bermuda)
text: # Leader of the Opposition (Bermuda)
  
  The Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of His Majesty's Opposition in Bermuda or Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition in Bermuda when the monarch is female) is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Assembly that is not in government. The Leader of the Opposition is seen as an alternate Premier-in-waiting and leads Bermuda's Opposition and Shadow Cabinet.
  
  The current holder of the post of Leader of the Opposition is The Hon. N. H. Cole Simons, JP, MP
  
  ## List of leaders of the opposition of Bermuda
  
  | # | Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | Tenure | Political party |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | # | Incumbent | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party |
  | 1 | Arnold Francis | | February 1963 | 1966 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 2 | Walter Robinson | | 1966 | May 1968 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 3 | Lois Browne-Evans | | 22 May 1968 | June 1972 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | (2) | Walter Robinson | | June 1972 | April 1976 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | (3) | Lois Browne-Evans | | April 1976 | October 1985 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 4 | L. Frederick Wade | | November 1985 | 13 August 1996 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | Acting | Jennifer Smith | | 13 August 1996 | 20 August 1996 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 5 | Jennifer Smith | | 20 August 1996 | 9 December 1998 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 6 | Pamela Gordon | | 9 December 1998 | October 2001 | United Bermuda Party |
  | 7 | Grant Gibbons | | October 2001 | January 2006 | United Bermuda Party |
  | 8 | Wayne Furbert | | January 2006 | 3 April 2007 | United Bermuda Party |
  | 9 | Michael Dunkley | | 3 April 2007 | 18 December 2007 | United Bermuda Party |
  | 10 | Kim Swan | | 18 December 2007 | 17 May 2011 | United Bermuda Party |
  | 11 | John Barritt | | 17 May 2011 | 15 September 2011 | One Bermuda Alliance |
  | 12 | Craig Cannonier | | 15 September 2011 | 17 December 2012 | One Bermuda Alliance |
  | Acting | Derrick Burgess | | 17 December 2012 | 21 December 2012 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 13 | Marc Bean | | 21 December 2012 | 4 November 2016 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | Acting | Edward David Burt | | 4 November 2016 | 7 November 2016 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 14 | Edward David Burt | | 7 November 2016 | 18 July 2017 | Progressive Labour Party |
  | 15 | Patricia Gordon-Pamplin | | 26 July 2017 | 21 November 2017 | One Bermuda Alliance |
  | 16 | Jeanne Atherden | | 21 November 2017 | 20 September 2018 | One Bermuda Alliance |
  | 17 | Craig Cannonier | | 24 September 2018 | October 2020 | One Bermuda Alliance |
  | 18 | N.H. Cole Simons | | 2 November 2020 | Present | One Bermuda Alliance |
  