Shadow Cabinet of Russell Findlay

Findlay Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet of Scotland
2024 – present
Date formed	8 October 2024
People and organisations
Leader of the Opposition	Russell Findlay
Member party	Scottish Conservatives
History
Legislature term	6th Scottish Parliament
Predecessor	Shadow Cabinet of Douglas Ross

The Shadow Cabinet of Russell Findlay was formed on 8 October 2024, after the election of Russell Findlay as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party on 27 September 2024. While there is no Official Opposition in Holyrood, Findlay, as leader of the largest party not in government, acts as the Leader of the Opposition.

Background and formation

Findlay won the 2024 Scottish Conservatives leadership election, succeeding Douglas Ross who stood down after the 2024 general election. ^{[1] [2]}

Appointments to the Shadow Cabinet and frontbench were reported as being expected to be made after the Conservative party conference. ^{[3] [4]} Rachael Hamilton was appointed the Deputy Leader on 28 September. ^[5] Findlay appointed his Shadow Cabinet on 8 October. ^{[6] [7]} It was confirmed that Craig Hoy would continue as the party chair for an interim period. ^[8]

Shadow Cabinet (2024–present)

Findlay Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Minister Constituency		Portfolio	Term
Shadow Cabinet Secretaries
	Russell Findlay MSP for West Scotland	Leader of the Scottish Conservatives	2024–present
	Rachael Hamilton MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire	Deputy Leader	2024–present
	Craig Hoy MSP for South Scotland	Finance and Local Government	2024–present
	Murdo Fraser MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife	Business, Economy, Tourism and Culture	2022–present
	Sandesh Gulhane MSP for Glasgow	Health and Social Care	2021–present
	Miles Briggs MSP for Lothian	Education and Skills	2024–present
	Douglas Lumsden MSP for North East Scotland	Net Zero and Energy	2022–present
	Liam Kerr MSP for North East Scotland	Justice	2024–present
	Liz Smith MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife	Social Security	2024–present
	Meghan Gallacher MSP for Central Scotland	Housing	2024–present
	Sue Webber MSP for Lothian	Transport	2024–present
	Tim Eagle MSP for Highlands and Islands	Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Fishing	2024–present
	Alexander Burnett MSP for Aberdeenshire West	Chief Whip	2024–present

Junior shadow ministers

Shadow junior ministers
Position	Shadow minister
Deputy chair of the Scottish Conservatives Shadow Minister for Employment and Investment	Pam Gosal MSP
Deputy chief whip Shadow Minister for Victims and Community Safety	Sharon Dowey MSP
Shadow Minister for Public Health, Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport	Brian Whittle MSP
Shadow Minister for Drugs, Alcohol and Women's Health	Annie Wells MSP
Shadow Minister for Local Government and Public Finance	Alexander Stewart MSP
Shadow Minister for Children and Young People	Roz McCall MSP
Shadow Minister for Equalities	Tess White MSP
Shadow Minister for Social Justice	Jeremy Balfour MSP
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health	Jenni Minto MSP
Minister for Agriculture, Connectivity and Islands	Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP
Shadow Minister for Veterans	Edward Mountain MSP

References

1. "Russell Findlay replaces Douglas Ross as new leader of the Scottish Conservatives". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
2. Belam, Martin (2024-09-27). "Russell Findlay wins Scottish Conservative leadership election – UK politics live". the Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-09-27.
3. "Russell Findlay elected as new Scottish Conservative leader". BBC News. 2024-09-27. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
4. "Former reporter Russell Findlay elected as leader of Scottish Tories". STV News. 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
5. "Rachael Hamilton appointed Scottish Tory deputy leader". BBC News. 2024-09-28. Archived from the original on 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
6. "Russell Findlay Names New Top Team - Scottish Conservatives". www.scottishconservatives.com. 2024-10-08. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
7. "Russell Findlay unveils new Scottish Tory top team - but no role for Douglas Ross". The Herald. 2024-10-08. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
8. "Russell Findlay announces new Scottish Tory frontbench". Holyrood Website. 2024-10-08. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-09.