Leader of the Opposition (Spain)

Leader of the Opposition
*Líder de la oposición*
Leader of the Opposition ; Líder de la oposición
	Logo of the largest party in opposition
	Incumbent; Alberto Núñez Feijóo; since 2 April 2022
Residence	No official residence
Appointer	None
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Manuel Fraga
Formation	28 December 1982 (formally); 8 February 1983 (officially)

The Leader of the Opposition (Spanish: Líder de la oposición) is an unofficial honorary title held by the leader of the largest party in the Congress of Deputies—the lower house of the Spanish parliament.

List of opposition leaders

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Tenure			Party		Opposition to government	Election	Prime Minister (Tenure)
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Start	End	Duration	Party		Opposition to government	Election	Prime Minister (Tenure)
	Manuel Fraga (1922–2012)	28 December 1982	24 July 1986	3 years and 338 days		AP	González I	1982		Felipe González (1982–1996)
	Manuel Fraga (1922–2012)	24 July 1986	1 December 1986	3 years and 338 days		AP	González II	1986
Post vacant during this interval.
	Miguel Herrero de Miñón (born 1940)	23 December 1986	8 February 1987	47 days		AP
	Antonio Hernández Mancha (born 1951)	8 February 1987	20 January 1989^{[n 1]}	1 year and 347 days		AP
	Manuel Fraga (1922–2012)	20 January 1989	21 November 1989^{[n 2]}	305 days		PP
	José María Aznar^{[n 3]} (born 1953)	21 November 1989	13 July 1993	6 years and 166 days		PP	González III	1989
	José María Aznar^{[n 3]} (born 1953)	13 July 1993	5 May 1996	6 years and 166 days		PP	González IV	1993
	Felipe González (born 1942)	5 May 1996	21 June 1997	1 year and 47 days		PSOE	Aznar I	1996		José María Aznar (1996–2004)
	Joaquín Almunia (born 1948)	21 June 1997	26 May 1998	339 days		PSOE
	Josep Borrell^{[n 4]} (born 1947)	26 May 1998	14 May 1999	353 days		PSOE
	Joaquín Almunia (born 1948)	14 May 1999	12 March 2000	303 days		PSOE
Post vacant during this interval.							Aznar II	2000
	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 1960)	22 July 2000	17 April 2004	3 years and 270 days		PSOE	Aznar II	2000
	Mariano Rajoy^{[n 5]} (born 1955)	17 April 2004	12 April 2008	7 years and 248 days		PP	Zapatero I	2004		José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004–2011)
	Mariano Rajoy^{[n 5]} (born 1955)	12 April 2008	21 December 2011	7 years and 248 days		PP	Zapatero II	2008		José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004–2011)
	Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba^{[n 6]} (1951–2019)	21 December 2011	26 July 2014	2 years and 217 days		PSOE	Rajoy I	2011		Mariano Rajoy (2011–2018)
	Pedro Sánchez (born 1972)	26 July 2014	1 October 2016	2 years and 67 days		PSOE		2011
	Pedro Sánchez (born 1972)	26 July 2014	1 October 2016	2 years and 67 days		PSOE		2015
Post vacant during this interval.							Rajoy II	2016
	Pedro Sánchez (born 1972)	18 June 2017	2 June 2018	349 days		PSOE	Rajoy II
	Mariano Rajoy (born 1955)	2 June 2018	21 July 2018^{[n 7]}	49 days		PP	Sánchez I			Pedro Sánchez (2018–present)
	Pablo Casado (born 1981)	21 July 2018	8 January 2020	3 years and 255 days		PP
		21 July 2018	8 January 2020					Apr. 2019
		8 January 2020	2 April 2022^{[n 8]}				Sánchez II	Nov. 2019
	Alberto Núñez Feijóo (born 1961)	2 April 2022	Incumbent	2 years and 236 days		PP	Sánchez II	Nov. 2019

Notes

↑ Acting from 3 to 20 January 1989.
↑ Acting from 3 September to 21 November 1989.
↑ While José María Aznar led the PP parliamentary group in Congress in opposition from 21 November 1989, he did not become PP leader until 1 April 1990.
↑ Josep Borrell became the PSOE candidate for Prime Minister in a party primary held on 24 April 1998 and was appointed as PSOE's spokesperson in Congress on 26 May, but Joaquín Almunia retained the party's leadership.
↑ While Mariano Rajoy led the PP parliamentary group in Congress in opposition from 17 April 2004, he did not become PP leader until 2 October 2004.
↑ While Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba led the PSOE parliamentary group in Congress in opposition from 21 December 2011, he did not become PSOE leader until 4 February 2012.
↑ Acting from 5 June to 21 July 2018.
↑ Acting from 23 February to 2 April 2022.

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[1] Acting from 3 to 20 January 1989.

[2] Acting from 3 September to 21 November 1989.

[3] While José María Aznar led the PP parliamentary group in Congress in opposition from 21 November 1989, he did not become PP leader until 1 April 1990.

[4] Josep Borrell became the PSOE candidate for Prime Minister in a party primary held on 24 April 1998 and was appointed as PSOE's spokesperson in Congress on 26 May, but Joaquín Almunia retained the party's leadership.

[5] While Mariano Rajoy led the PP parliamentary group in Congress in opposition from 17 April 2004, he did not become PP leader until 2 October 2004.

[6] While Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba led the PSOE parliamentary group in Congress in opposition from 21 December 2011, he did not become PSOE leader until 4 February 2012.

[7] Acting from 5 June to 21 July 2018.

[8] Acting from 23 February to 2 April 2022.

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