Shadow Cabinet (Scottish Parliament)

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Unlike the Westminster arrangement where there is an 'Official Opposition' to the government of the day, there is no such thing as an 'official' opposition to the Scottish Government. Instead, all parties that are not in government are merely 'opposition parties'. With the current Scottish Government being Scottish National Party (SNP), the four other main parties are all opposition parties and each will have a Shadow Cabinet composed of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) with a responsibility to shadow a government minister or area of government.

Conservative Shadow Cabinet

As announced on May 19th, 2016[1]

  • Leader: Ruth Davidson MSP
  • Deputy Leader and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism & External Affairs: Jackson Carlaw MSP
  • Chief Whip & Business Manager: John Lamont MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance: Murdo Fraser MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs & Fair Work: Dean Lockhart MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health & Sport: Donald Cameron MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills: Liz Smith MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security, the Constitution & Equalities: Adam Tomkins MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice: Douglas Ross MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy & Connectivity: Peter Chapman MSP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change & Land Reform: Maurice Golden MSP

Labour Shadow Cabinet

The Scottish Labour front-bench team was announced on 25 May 2016.[2]

Senior Party Members at Westminster and Policy team:

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP

Scottish Greens Shadow Cabinet

As announced on May 23rd, 2016[3]

Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet

As announced on May 28th, 2016[4]

References

  1. Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet: Ruth Davidson announces new team. Holyrood, 2016-05-19.
  2. Kez unveils her new front bench team. Scottish Labour Party, 2016-05-25.
  3. Scottish Greens announce portfolios of new Holyrood group. Herald Scotland, 2016-05-23.
  4. Willie Rennie announces Scottish Lib Dem leadership team. STV News, 2016-05-28.

External links

  • Conservative Shadow Cabinet - [1]
  • Labour Front Bench - [2]
  • Scottish Greens Spokespeople - [3]
  • Lib Dem Spokespeople - [4]