# List of leaders of the opposition of Montreal

This is a list of the leaders of the opposition party at the Montreal City Hall. Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.
| Name | Electoral district | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Michael Fainstat | City Councillor, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 1974 | 1978 | RCM |
| Nick Auf der Maur | City Councillor, Côte-des-Neiges | 1978 | 1982 | GAM |
| Michael Fainstat | City Councillor, La Confédération | 1982 | 1984 | RCM |
| Jean Doré | City Councillor, Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 1984 | 1986 | RCM |
| Germain Prégent | City Councillor, Saint-Henri | 1986 | 1988 | Civic Party |
| Nick Auf der Maur | City Councillor, Peter-McGill | 1988 | 1989 | Civic Party |
| Nick Auf der Maur | City Councillor, Peter-McGill | 1989 | 1990 | Municipal Party |
| Alain André | City Councillor, Ahuntsic | 1990 | 1991 | Municipal Party |
| Sam Boskey | City Councillor, Décarie | 1991 | 1992 | Democratic Coalition |
| Nick Auf der Maur | City Councillor, Peter-McGill | 1992 | 1994 | Civic Party |
| André Lavallée | City Councillor, Bourbonnière | 1994 | 1997 | RCM |
| Thérèse Daviau | City Councillor, Plateau-Mont-Royal | 1997 | 1998 | RCM |
| Jack Chadirdjian | City Councillor, Darlington | 1998 | 1998 | New Montreal |
| Michel Prescott | City Councillor, Jeanne-Mance | 1998 | 2001 | RCM |
| Pierre Bourque | City Councillor, Marie-Victorin, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | 2001 | 2003 | Vision Montreal |
| Martin Lemay | City Councillor, Sainte-Marie, Ville-Marie | 2003 | 2003 | Vision Montreal |
| Pierre Bourque | City Councillor, Marie-Victorin, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | 2003 | 2006 | Vision Montreal |
| Noushig Eloyan | City Councillor, Bordeaux-Cartierville, Ahuntsic-Cartierville | 2006 | 2008 | Vision Montreal |
| Benoit Labonté | Borough Mayor, Ville-Marie | 2008 | 2009 | Vision Montreal |
| Gaëtan Primeau | City Councillor, Tétreaultville, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 2009 | 2009 | Vision Montreal |
| Louise Harel | City Councillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 2009 | 2013 | Vision Montreal |
| Richard Bergeron | City Councillor, Saint-Jacques, Ville-Marie | 2013 | 2014 | Projet Montreal |
| Luc Ferrandez | Borough Mayor, Le Plateau Mont-Royal | 2014 | 2016 | Projet Montreal |
| Valérie Plante | City Councillor, Sainte-Marie, Ville-Marie | 2016 | 2017 | Projet Montreal |
| Lionel Perez | City Councillor, Darlington, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 2017 | 2021 | Ensemble Montréal |
| Aref Salem | City Councillor, Norman-McLaren, Saint-Laurent | 2021 | | Ensemble Montréal |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Prégent crossed the floor to sit as an Independent in 1988.
* ↑ Auf der Maur crossed the floor and joined the Parti Municipal in 1989.
* ↑ During the summer of 1994, Jérôme Choquette's Parti des Montréalais (Montrealers’ Party) absorbs the Parti Civique de Montréal (Civic Party of Montreal).
* ↑ Lavallée crossed the floor to sit as an Independent in 1997.
* ↑ Daviau crossed the floor to sit as an Independent in 1998.
* ↑ Nouveau Montréal à l'opposition officielle, May 26, 1998 Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ In July 2001, Gérald Tremblay's Union de l’Île de Montréal absorbs the Rassemblement des citoyens et des citoyennes de Montréal (RCM) to become Union des citoyens et des citoyennes de l’Île de Montréal (UCIM).
* ↑ Martin Lemay served as Acting Leader of Vision Montreal and as Acting Leader of the Opposition, when Pierre Bourque unsuccessfully ran as an ADQ candidate for a seat to the provincial legislature.
* ↑ Following the resignation of Pierre Bourque, François Purcell (district of Saint-Édouard) was selected as Acting Leader of Vision Montreal; Noushig Eloyan, as Acting Leader of the Opposition.
* ↑ Hustak, Alan (2008-05-25). "Labonté officially becomes leader of Vision Montréal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
* ↑ Catherine Solyom, "Where's the proof? Harel demands; Payoff rumours. She points to mayor as source of reports," Montreal Gazette, 18 October 2009, A1.
* ↑ Leduc, Louise (2009-11-04). "Louise Harel assumera le rôle de chef de l'opposition". La Presse. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
* ↑ Cormier, François (2014-04-27). "Luc Ferrandez assurera l'intérim à la tête de Projet Montréal". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
* ↑ Cormier, François (2014-04-27). "Luc Ferrandez assurera l'intérim à la tête de Projet Montréal". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2015-08-28.