<page_title> List of Irish Leaders of the Opposition </page_title> <section_title> Leader of the Opposition </section_title> <table> <cell> John Bruton (born 1947) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9 February 2001 <col_header> Term of office </col_header> </cell> <cell> Fine Gael <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Michael Noonan (born 1943) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9 February 2001 <col_header> Term of office </col_header> </cell> </table>
Michael Noonan succeeded John Bruton of Fine Gael as the Leader of the Opposition in 2001.