Ralph Telford O'Neal, OBE (15 December 1933 – 11 November 2019)[1] was a British Virgin Islander politician.

He is the longest serving elected politician in British Virgin Islands history having served in the House of Assembly and Legislative Council for 39 years, 280 days, and his 10 election victories (including one uncontested) are second only to Lavity Stoutt in the Territory's political history.

His combined 12 years as head of the elected Government is the second longest in the British Virgin Islands, behind only Lavity Stoutt.

[citation needed] Ralph O'Neal also served as Leader of the Opposition in the British Virgin Islands on three occasions – more than any other politician.

[citation needed] In October 2016 O'Neal was flown overseas for emergency medical treatment after reportedly suffering a stroke.