Shadow Cabinet of Douglas Ross

Ross Shadow Cabinet
Ross Shadow Cabinet
; Shadow Cabinet of Scotland
2020 – 2024
Date formed	11 August 2020
Date dissolved	27 September 2024
People and organisations
Leader of the Opposition	Douglas Ross (2021–2024) ; Ruth Davidson (2020–2021)
Member party	Scottish Conservatives;
History
Election	2021
Legislature terms	5th Scottish Parliament ; 6th Scottish Parliament
Predecessor	Shadow Cabinet of Jackson Carlaw
Successor	Shadow Cabinet of Russell Findlay

While there is no Official Opposition in Holyrood, Douglas Ross, as leader of the largest party not in government, acted as the Leader of the Opposition. Ross was appointed leader of the Scottish Conservatives in August 2020, but was not a member of the Scottish Parliament, so Ruth Davidson served as the opposition leader until he was elected in the May 2021 election.^[1]^[2]

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Ross appointed his first Shadow Cabinet on 11 August 2020, which was led by Davidson.^[3] After his election to the parliament in the 2021 election, he made a reshuffle of his existing cabinet, which he then led.^[4]

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First Ross Shadow Cabinet^[5]
Portfolio	Officeholder	Portrait	Term
Leader of the Scottish Conservatives MSP Group	Ruth Davidson MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills	Jamie Greene MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice	Liam Kerr MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport	Donald Cameron MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance	Murdo Fraser MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform	Liz Smith MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism	Oliver Mundell MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs	Dean Lockhart MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government	Annie Wells MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture	Maurice Golden MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity	Graham Simpson MSP		2020–2021
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People	Rachael Hamilton MSP		2020–2021
Scottish Conservative Chief Whip	Miles Briggs MSP		2020–2021

Portfolio	Officeholder	Term
Leader	Douglas Ross	2021–present
COVID Recovery	Murdo Fraser	2021–present
Finance and Economy	Liz Smith	2021–present
Education and Skills	Oliver Mundell	2021–2022
Education and Skills	Stephen Kerr	2022–present^[6]
Health and Social Care	Sandesh Gulhane	2021–present
Justice	Jamie Greene	2021–present
Net Zero, Energy and Transport	Liam Kerr	2021–present
Social Justice, Housing and Local Government	Miles Briggs	2021–present
Rural Affairs and Islands	Rachael Hamilton	2021–present
Constitution, External Affairs and Culture	Donald Cameron	2021–present
Chief Whip	Stephen Kerr	2021–present

Third Ross Shadow Cabinet^[7]
Minister Constituency		Portfolio	Shadows	Term
Shadow Cabinet Secretaries
	Douglas Ross MSP for Highlands and Islands	Leader of the Scottish Conservatives	John Swinney	2020–2024
	Meghan Gallacher MSP for Central Scotland	Depute Leader	Kate Forbes	2022–2024
	Liz Smith MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife	Finance and Local Government	Shona Robison	2021–2024
	Liam Kerr MSP for North East Scotland	Education and Skills	Jenny Gilruth	2022–2024
	Rachael Hamilton MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire	Rural Affairs and the Islands	Mairi Gougeon	2021–2024
	Murdo Fraser MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife	Business, Economic Growth and Tourism	Kate Forbes	2022–2024
	Sandesh Gulhane MSP for Glasgow	Health and Social Care	Neil Gray	2021–2024
	Donald Cameron MSP for Highlands and Islands	Constitution, External Affairs and Culture	Angus Robertson	2021–2024
	Douglas Lumsden MSP for North East Scotland	Net Zero, Energy and Transport	Màiri McAllan	2022–2024
	Douglas Lumsden MSP for North East Scotland	Net Zero, Energy and Transport	Fiona Hyslop	2022–2024
	Miles Briggs MSP for Lothian	Social Security, Housing and Equalities	Shirley-Anne Somerville	2022–2024
	Russell Findlay MSP for West Scotland	Justice	Angela Constance	2022–2024

Shadow Cabinet of Douglas Ross

First Shadow Cabinet (2020–2021)

Second Shadow Cabinet (2021–2023)

Third Shadow Cabinet (2023–2024)

References

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