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Thirteen people have served as Leader of the Opposition of Malta since the office was established in 1921. The post did not exist in the period between 1933 and 1947, nor between 1958 and 1962.

List of officeholders

Political parties

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Gerald Strickland (1861–1940)	October 1921	August 1927	5 years, 10 months	Constitutional Party
2		Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (1889–1942)	August 1927	June 1932	4 years, 10 months	Nationalist Party
(1)		Gerald Strickland (1861–1940)	June 1932	November 1933	1 year, 5 months	Constitutional Party
Office Abolished (November 1933 – November 1947)
3		Enrico Mizzi (1885–1950)	November 1947	September 1950	2 years, 10 months	Nationalist Party
4		Dom Mintoff (1916–2012)	September 1950	March 1955	4 years, 6 months	Labour Party
5		Giorgio Borġ Olivier (1911–1980)	March 1955	April 1958	3 years, 1 month	Nationalist Party
Office Abolished (April 1958 – March 1962)
(4)		Dom Mintoff (1916–2012)	March 1962	June 1971	9 years, 3 months	Labour Party
(5)		Giorgio Borġ Olivier (1911–1980)	June 1971	1977	5–6 years	Nationalist Party
6		Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934)	1977	12 May 1987	9–10 years	Nationalist Party
7		Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (1933–2022)	12 May 1987	26 March 1992	4 years, 319 days	Labour Party
8		Alfred Sant (born 1948)	26 March 1992	28 October 1996	4 years, 216 days	Labour Party
(6)		Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934)	28 October 1996	6 September 1998	1 year, 313 days	Nationalist Party
(8)		Alfred Sant (born 1948)	6 September 1998	5 June 2008	9 years, 273 days	Labour Party
—		Charles Mangion (born 1952) Acting	5 June 2008	1 October 2008	118 days	Labour Party
9		Joseph Muscat (born 1974)	1 October 2008	11 March 2013	4 years, 161 days	Labour Party
10		Lawrence Gonzi (born 1953)	11 March 2013	13 May 2013	63 days	Nationalist Party
11		Simon Busuttil (born 1969)	13 May 2013	4 October 2017	4 years, 144 days	Nationalist Party
12		Adrian Delia (born 1969)	6 October 2017	7 October 2020	3 years, 1 day	Nationalist Party
13		Bernard Grech (born 1971)	7 October 2020[1]	Incumbent	3 years, 196 days	Nationalist Party