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
4 years, 40 days
Nationalist Party
See also
References