Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

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Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Official portrait of John Lamont MP, 2024.jpg
Incumbent
John Lamont
since 8 July 2024
Appointer Leader of the Opposition
Inaugural holder Tom Fraser
Formation26 October 1951

The shadow secretary of state for Scotland is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Scotland and his/her department, the Scotland Office. The incumbent holder of the office is John Lamont.

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Shadow secretaries of state

NameEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyShadow Cabinet
Tom Fraser 26 October 19517 December 1961Labour Clement Attlee
Hugh Gaitskell
Harold Wilson
Willie Ross 7 December 196116 October 1964Labour
Michael Noble 16 October 196423 January 1969Conservative Alec Douglas-Home
Edward Heath
Gordon Campbell 23 January 196920 July 1970Conservative
Willie Ross 20 July 19704 March 1974Labour Harold Wilson
Alick Buchanan-Smith 4 March 19749 December 1976Conservative Edward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
Teddy Taylor Sir Teddy Taylor.jpg 9 December 19763 May 1979Conservative
Bruce Millan Bruce Millan.tif 4 May 197931 October 1983Labour James Callaghan
Michael Foot
Donald Dewar Donald Dewar First Minister.jpg 31 October 198318 July 1992Labour Neil Kinnock
Tom Clarke TomClarkeMP.jpg 18 July 199221 October 1993Labour John Smith
George Robertson Official portrait of Lord Robertson of Port Ellen 2020 crop 2.jpg 21 October 19932 May 1997Labour
Margaret Beckett
Tony Blair
Office not in use2 May 199714 September 2001Conservative John Major
William Hague
Jacqui Lait 14 September 200111 November 2003Conservative Iain Duncan Smith
Peter Duncan Peter Duncan (British politician).jpg 11 November 20036 May 2005Conservative Michael Howard
James Gray Official portrait of James Gray MP crop 2.jpg 9 May 200512 May 2005 [1] Conservative
Eleanor Laing Eleanor Laing 2022.jpg 19 May 20057 December 2005Conservative
David Mundell Official portrait of Rt Hon David Mundell MP crop 2.jpg 7 December 200511 May 2010Conservative David Cameron
Jim Murphy JimMurphyMP.jpg 11 May 20108 October 2010Labour Harriet Harman
Ann McKechin AnnMcKechinMP.jpg 8 October 20107 October 2011Labour Ed Miliband
Margaret Curran MargaretCurranMP.jpg 7 October 201111 May 2015Labour
Ian Murray Official portrait of Ian Murray crop 2.jpg 11 May 2015 26 June 2016 Labour Harriet Harman
Jeremy Corbyn
Dave Anderson Dave Anderson MP outside his Blaydon office.jpg 1 July 201614 June 2017Labour
Lesley Laird Lesley Laird Official Parliamentary Photo.jpg 14 June 201713 December 2019Labour
Tony Lloyd Official portrait of Tony Lloyd crop 2.jpg 19 December 20196 April 2020Labour
Ian Murray Official portrait of Ian Murray crop 2.jpg 6 April 20205 July 2024Labour Keir Starmer
John Lamont Official portrait of John Lamont MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 8 July 2024IncumbentConservative Rishi Sunak

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References

  1. "Shadow Scottish secretary resigns". BBC News. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2021.