| Cabinet Name: | Ross Shadow Cabinet |
| Legislature Term: | 5th Scottish Parliament 6th Scottish Parliament |
| Election: | 2021 |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head: | Douglas Ross (2021–present) Ruth Davidson (2020–2021) |
| Government Head Title: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Date Formed: | 11 August 2020 |
| Incumbent: | 2020 – present |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Jurisdiction: | Scotland |
| Cabinet Type: | Shadow Cabinet |
| Previous: | Shadow Cabinet of Jackson Carlaw |
While there is no Official Opposition in Holyrood, Douglas Ross, as leader of the largest party not in government, he acts 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]
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]
| First Ross Shadow Cabinet[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Officeholder | Portrait | Term | |
| Leader of the Scottish Conservatives MSP Group | Ruth Davidson | 2020–2021 | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills | Jamie Greene | 2020–2021 | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice | Liam Kerr | 2020–2021 | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport | 2020–2021 | |||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance | Murdo Fraser | 2020–2021 | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform | 2020–2021 | |||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism | Oliver Mundell | 2020–2021 | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs | Dean Lockhart | 2020–2021 | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government | 2020–2021 | |||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture | Maurice Golden | 2020–2021 | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity | 2020–2021 | |||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People | Rachael Hamilton | 2020–2021 | ||
| Scottish Conservative Chief Whip | Miles Briggs | 2020–2021 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | Portfolio | Shadows | Term | ||
| Shadow Cabinet Secretaries | |||||
| Douglas Ross | Leader of the Scottish Conservatives | John Swinney | 2020–present | ||
| Meghan Gallacher | Depute Leader | Kate Forbes | 2022-present | ||
| Liz Smith | Finance and Local Government | Shona Robinson | 2021-present | ||
| Liam Kerr | Education and Skills | Jenny Gilruth | 2022-present | ||
| Rachael Hamilton | Rural Affairs and the Islands | Mairi Gougeon | 2021-present | ||
| Murdo Fraser | Business, Economic Growth and Tourism | Kate Forbes | 2022-present | ||
| Sandesh Gulhane | Health and Social Care | Neil Gray | 2021-present | ||
| Donald Cameron | Constitution, External Affairs and Culture | Angus Robertson | 2021-present | ||
| Douglas Lumsden | Net Zero, Energy and Transport | Màiri McAllan | 2022-present | ||
| Fiona Hyslop | |||||
| Miles Briggs | Social Security, Housing and Equalities | Shirley-Anne Somerville | 2022-present | ||
| Russell Findlay | Justice | Angela Constance | 2022-present | ||