What is Leader of the Opposition?
{{unsourced|date=July 2010}} The '''Leader of the Opposition''' is the name given to the leader of the [[Opposition (parliamentary)|largest party not in government]] in a [[Westminster System]] of parliamentary government. The Leader of the Opposition is often seen as the alternative [[Prime Minister]], [[Premier]] or [[Chief Minister]]. They lead an alternative government known as the [[Shadow Cabinet]] or Opposition [[Front Bench]]. In many [[Commonwealth realm]]s the full title is ''Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition''. This is not used in [[Australia]]. It is the duty of the Opposition party to ask questions to the [[Prime Minister]] or other ministers during Question Time. The following is a list of Leaders of the Opposition: * [[Leader of the Opposition (Australia)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)]] * [[Leader of the Opposition (Canada)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Nova Scotia)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (PEI)]] ** [[Leader of the Official Opposition (Quebec)]] ** [[Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan)]] ** [[List of Yukon Leaders of Opposition|Leader of the Opposition (Yukon)]] * [[Leader of the Opposition (Dominica)]] * [[Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)]] * [[Leader of the Opposition (Germany)]] * [[Leader of the Opposition (India)]] * [[Leader of the Opposition (Ireland)]] * [[Leader of