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Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in Saint Lucia. The Constitution indicates that there shall be a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia who is appointed by the Governor-General of Saint Lucia.^[1]

Usually the person is likely to command support of a majority of the members of the House who are not supporting the Government of Saint Lucia.^[1] Leader of the Opposition gives advice to the Governor-General of Saint Lucia for the appointment of a minority of senators in the Senate of Saint Lucia.

Leaders of the Opposition

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
George Charles	June 1964	April 1974	SLP	^[2]
Allan Louisy	June 1974	July 1979	SLP	^[2]
John Compton	July 1979	June 1982	UWP	^[2]
Neville Cenac	June 1982	March 1987	SLP	^[3]
Julian Hunte	1987	1996	SLP	^[4]
Velon John	February 1996	May 1997	SLP	^[2]
Louis George	May 1997	November 2001	UWP	^[5]
Marius Wilson	December 2001	January 2003	UWP	^[2]
Arsene James	January 2003	April 2004	UWP	^[2]
Marcus Nicholas	April 2004	November 2006	UWP	^[2]
Kenny Anthony	December 2006	November 2011	SLP	^[2]
Stephenson King	November 2011	January 2014	UWP	^[2]
Gale Rigobert	1 February 2014	19 May 2016	UWP	^[2]
Philip J. Pierre	18 June 2016	July 2021	SLP	^[2]
Allen Chastanet	July 2021	Incumbent	UWP	^[6]

^ ^a ^b "The Executive". Saint Lucia Electoral Department. 13 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Caribbean Elections | Saint Lucia Leaders of the Opposition". Caribbean Elections. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16.
^ "Curriculum Vitae of Sir Emmanuel Neville Cenac" (PDF). www.govt.lc. Government of Saint Lucia.
^ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Julian Hunte". Caribbean Elections. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25.
^ "Caribbean Elections Biography". Caribbean Elections. 21 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-21.
^ "Chastanet: I'm proud to serve as Leader of Opposition | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News.