Leader of the Opposition (Spain) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Leader of the Opposition
Logo of the largest party in opposition
Incumbent Pablo Casado since 21 July 2018
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)
		Start	End	Duration
	Manuel Fraga (1922–2012)	28 December 1982	24 July 1986	3 years and 338 days		AP	González I	1982		Felipe González (1982–1996)
		24 July 1986	1 December 1986				González II	1986
During this interval, the post was vacant.
	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	1 year and 347 days		AP
During this interval, the post was vacant.
	José María Aznar (born 1953)	21 November 1989	13 July 1993	6 years and 166 days		PP	González III	1989
		13 July 1993	5 May 1996				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 (born 1947)	26 May 1998	14 May 1999	353 days		PSOE
	Joaquín Almunia (born 1948)	14 May 1999	12 March 2000	303 days		PSOE
During this interval, the post was vacant.							Aznar II	2000
	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 1960)	22 July 2000	17 April 2004	3 years and 270 days		PSOE
	Mariano Rajoy (born 1955)	17 April 2004	12 April 2008	7 years and 248 days		PP	Zapatero I	2004		José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004–2011)
		12 April 2008	21 December 2011				Zapatero II	2008
	Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (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
								2015
During this interval, the post was vacant.							Rajoy II	2016
	Pedro Sánchez (born 1972)	18 June 2017	2 June 2018	349 days		PSOE
During this interval, the post was vacant.							Sánchez I			Pedro Sánchez (2018–present)
	Pablo Casado (born 1981)	21 July 2018	8 January 2020	5 years and 289 days		PP
								Apr. 2019
		8 January 2020	Incumbent				Sánchez II	Nov. 2019

See also

In Spanish: Líder de la oposición (España) para niños