Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica)

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| post = Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition

| body = the Lower house of the Houses of Parliament of Jamaica

| nativename = The Opposition Leader

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| image = Mark Golding-Jamaica.jpg

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| incumbent = Mark Golding

| incumbentsince = 11 November 2020

| style = The Honourable

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| nominator = Delegates from the largest party not in Opposition

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| appointer =

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| termlength = While leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government

| inaugural = Norman Manley

| formation = August 6, 1962

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In Jamaica, the Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition) is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government. The Leader of the Opposition is seen as the alternative Prime Minister and leads the Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica.

Mark Golding was appointed Leader of Opposition on November 11, 2020 following his election as President of the People's National Party.{{Cite web|title=Mark Golding wins presidential race for opposition party in Jamaica|url=https://www.myvuenews.com/mark-golding-wins-presidential-race-for-opposition-party-in-jamaica/|access-date=2020-11-14|language=en-US}}

Leaders of the Opposition of Jamaica

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
align=center bgcolor=#ebebeb ! {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! Portrait ! Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan="2" \| Tenure ! Political party
style="background:{{party color\|People's National Party}}; color:white;" \| 1 \| 75px \| Norman Manley {{small\|(1893–1969)}} \| 1962 \| 1969 \| bgcolor=#FFCC99 \| People's National Party
style="background:{{party color\|People's National Party}}; color:white;" \| 2 \| 75px \| Michael Manley {{small\|(1924–1997)}} \| 1969 \| 2 March 1972 \| bgcolor=#FFCC99 \| People's National Party
style="background:{{party color\|Jamaica Labour Party}}; color:white;"\| 3 \| 75px \| Hugh Shearer {{small\|(1923–2004)}} \| 2 March 1972 \| 1974 \| bgcolor=#69CDAA \| Jamaica Labour Party
style="background:{{party color\|Jamaica Labour Party}}; color:white;"\| 4 \| 75px \| Edward Seaga {{small\|(1930–2019)}} \| 1974 \| 1 November 1980 \| bgcolor=#69CDAA \| Jamaica Labour Party
style="background:{{party color\|People's National Party}}; color:white;" \| {{small\|(2)}} \| 75px \| Michael Manley {{small\|(1924–1997)}} \| 1 November 1980 \| 10 February 1989 \| bgcolor=#FFCC99 \| People's National Party
style="background:{{party color\|Jamaica Labour Party}}; color:white;"\| {{small\|(4)}} \| 75px \| Edward Seaga {{small\|(1930–2019)}} \| 10 February 1989 \| 21 January 2005 \| bgcolor=#69CDAA \| Jamaica Labour Party
style="background:{{party color\|Jamaica Labour Party}}; color:white;"\| 5 \| 75px \| Kenneth Baugh {{small\|(1941–2019)}} \| 21 January 2005 \| 24 January 2005 \| bgcolor=#69CDAA \| Jamaica Labour Party
style="background:{{party color\|Jamaica Labour Party}}; color:white;"\| 6 \| 75px \| Bruce Golding {{small\|(born 1947)}} \| 24 January 2005 \| 11 September 2007 \| bgcolor=#69CDAA \| Jamaica Labour Party
style="background:{{party color\|People's National Party}}; color:white;" \| 7 \| 75px \| Portia Simpson-Miller {{small\|(born 1945)}} \| 11 September 2007 \| 5 January 2012 \| bgcolor=#FFCC99 \| People's National Party
style="background:{{party color\|Jamaica Labour Party}}; color:white;"\| 8 \| 75px \| Andrew Holness {{small\|(born 1972)}} \| 5 January 2012 \| 3 March 2016 \| bgcolor=#69CDAA \| Jamaica Labour Party
style="background:{{party color\|People's National Party}}; color:white;" \| {{small\|(7)}} \| 75px \| Portia Simpson-Miller {{small\|(born 1945)}} \| 3 March 2016 \| 2 April 2017 \| bgcolor=#FFCC99 \| People's National Party
style="background:{{party color\|People's National Party}}; color:white;" \| 9 \| 75px \| Peter Phillips {{small\|(born 1949)}} \| 3 April 2017 \| 11 November 2020 \| bgcolor=#FFCC99 \| People's National Party
style="background:{{party color\|People's National Party}}; color:white;" \| 10 \| 75px \| Mark Golding {{small\|(born 1965)}} \| 11 November 2020 \| Incumbent \| bgcolor=#FFCC99 \| People's National Party

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! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Portrait

! Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="2" | Tenure

! Political party

style="background:{{party color|People's National Party}}; color:white;" | 1

| 75px

| Norman Manley
{{small|(1893–1969)}}

| 1962

| 1969