<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition in Jamaica is the leader of the largest political party which has not formed the current government . The Leader of the Opposition is seen as the alternative Prime Minister and leads the Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica . As of January 2012, Jamaica has had no Leader of the Opposition who has not also served as Prime Minister . P.J. Patterson is the only one of Jamaica's nine Prime Ministers who has not also served as Leader of the Opposition . </P> <P> The current holder of the post of Leader of the Opposition is Peter Phillips as a result of his party's loss in the 2016 general election and his ascension to leader of the main opposition party in Jamaica in 2017, succeeding Portia Simpson Miller . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Tenure </Th> <Th> Political affiliation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Norman Manley (1893--1969) </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> People's National Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michael Manley (1924--1997) </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> 2 March 1972 </Td> <Td> People's National Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hugh Shearer (1923--2004) </Td> <Td> 2 March 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jamaica Labour Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Seaga (1930--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 November 1980 </Td> <Td> Jamaica Labour Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (2) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michael Manley (1924--1997) </Td> <Td> 1 November 1980 </Td> <Td> 10 February </Td> <Td> People's National Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (4) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Seaga (1930--) </Td> <Td> 10 February </Td> <Td> 21 January 2005 </Td> <Td> Jamaica Labour Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ken Baugh (1941--) </Td> <Td> 21 January 2005 </Td> <Td> 21 April 2005 </Td> <Td> Jamaica Labour Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bruce Golding (1947--) </Td> <Td> 21 April 2005 </Td> <Td> 11 September 2007 </Td> <Td> Jamaica Labour Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (7) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Portia Simpson - Miller (1945--) </Td> <Td> 11 September 2007 </Td> <Td> 5 January 2012 </Td> <Td> People's National Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Holness (1972--) </Td> <Td> 5 January 2012 </Td> <Td> 3 March 2016 </Td> <Td> Jamaica Labour Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (7) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Portia Simpson - Miller (1945--) </Td> <Td> 3 March 2016 </Td> <Td> 2 April 2017 </Td> <Td> People's National Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Phillips (1949--) </Td> <Td> 3 April 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> People's National Party </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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