Leader of the Opposition (Gapla)
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Leader of the Opposition of the Federated States of Gapla | |
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Style | The Right Honorable |
Term length | 6 months |
Inaugural holder | Chelsea Chen |
Deputy | Speaker of the National Assembly |
The Leader of the Opposition of Gapla, officially the Leader of the Opposition of the Federated States of Gapla, is the democratically elected head of the minority caucus of the National Assembly of the Federated States of Gapla.
The Leader of the Opposition holds a six-month term and is elected in February and August. The most recent election was the 2023 Gaplan general election, in which Connor Hetner became the Leader of the Opposition following an SRP defeat in the legislative elections. The officeholder also serves as an advisor to the Executive Deputy President.
List of officeholders
The following is a list of Leaders of the Opposition of the Federated States of Gapla.
Name | Party | Term number | Leader of the Opposition number | Term | Time in office | Notes | President |
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Mirabelle Wang | PLP | 1 | 1 | 1 September 2022 – 28 October 2022 | 57 days | PLP minority, became Leader of the Opposition as first in party list. | Emma Bunnell |
Chelsea Chen | 2 | 28 October 2022 (one day) | 1 day | Became LOP as a result of a political scandal. | |||
Mirabelle Wang | 2 | 1 | 28 October 2022 – 31 March 2023 | 154 days | Following the resignation of Irene Kim nine hours into her term, Mirabelle Wang was reinstated. | ||
Nicolas Caiazzo | SRP | 1 | 3 | 31 March 2023 – 7 September 2023 | 160 days | After a SRP majority in the minority caucus in the next election, Nicolas became the Leader of the Opposition. | |
Connor Hetner | 1 | 4 | 7 September 2023 – present | 203 days | After Nicolas's retirement from Gaplan electoral politics, Connor succeeded him. Connor was later elected to a term in his own right. |