7th October 2024
Following Hon. Roy McTaggart’s resignation from the Constitutional role of Leader of the Opposition, Her Excellency the Governor Mrs. Jane Owen provided formal instruments of appointment to Hon. Joseph Hew, MP, as the new Leader of the Opposition, and to Ms. Barbara Conolly, NP, JP, MP, as the new Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Immediately following the appointments, the First Meeting of the 2024-2025 Session began in accordance with the Order Paper for the day’s Sitting.
Hon. Hew was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition since 2021, and his vacancy in the Deputy position was fulfilled by former Member of the Official Opposition, Ms. Conolly.
This marks the historic first appointment of a female Deputy Leader of the Opposition, which was remarked upon by several Members of Parliament during the proceedings, including former Speaker, Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks.
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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