List of minority leaders of the California State Assembly

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| appointer = Minority party in the Assembly

| incumbent = James Gallagher

| incumbentsince = February 8, 2022

| termlength = Two years, Assembly term limits apply

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The Minority Leader of the California State Assembly is the leader of the minority party in the California State Assembly. The current minority leader is James Gallagher of the California's 3rd State Assembly district.{{cite web |title=Officers of the California State Assembly |url=https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers/officers-california-state-assembly |website=California State Assembly |publisher=California State Assembly |access-date=19 January 2025}}{{cite web |last=Korte |first=Lara |title=California Assembly Republicans have a new leader: 'I plan to build on her legacy.'|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article258184573.html|publisher=Sacramento Bee |date=February 8, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2022}}

List

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Name ! Took office ! Left office ! Party/caucus
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Vincent Thomas \| 1955 \| 1957 \| Democratic
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| William A. Munnell \| 1957 \| 1958 \| Democratic
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Joseph C. Shell \| 1959 \| 1963 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Charles J. Conrad \| 1963 \| 1964 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Robert T. Monagan \| 1965 \| 1968 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Jesse M. Unruh \| 1969 \| 1970 \| Democratic
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Robert T. Monagan \| 1971 \| 1973 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Robert G. Beverly \| 1973 \| 1975 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Paul V. Priolo \| 1976 \| 1979 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Carol Boyd Hallett \| 1979 \| 1981 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Robert W. Naylor \| 1981 \| 1984 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Pat Nolan \| 1984 \| 1988 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Ross Johnson \| 1988 \| 1991 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Bill Jones \| 1991 \| 1992 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Jim Brulte \| 1992 \| 1995 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Willie Brown \| 1995 (June) \| 1995 (September) \| Democratic
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Richard Katz \| 1995 \| 1996 \| Democratic
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Curt Pringle \| 1995 \| 1997 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Bill Leonard \| 1997 \| 1998 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Rod Pacheco \| 1998 \| 1999 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Scott Baugh \| 1999 \| 2000 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Bill Campbell \| 2000 \| 2001 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Dave Cox \| 2001 \| 2004 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Kevin McCarthy \| 2004 \| 2006 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| George Plescia \| 2006 (April) \| 2006 (November) \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Michael Villines \| 2006 \| 2009 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Sam Blakeslee \| 2009 \| 2010 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Martin Garrick \| 2010 (February) \| 2010 (November) \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Connie Conway \| 2010 \| 2014 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Kristin Olsen \| 2014 \| 2016 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Chad Mayes \| 2016 \| 2017 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Brian Dahle \| 2017 \| 2018 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Marie Waldron \| 2018 \| 2022 \| Republican
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| James Gallagher \| 2022 \| Incumbent \| Republican

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Name

! Took office

! Left office

! Party/caucus

| Vincent Thomas

| 1955

| 1957

| Democratic

| William A. Munnell

| 1957

| 1958