Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
|---|---|
since 5 November 2024 | |
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Inaugural holder | Tom Fraser |
| Formation | 26 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 Andrew Bowie.
Shadow secretaries of state
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fraser | 26 October 1951 | 7 December 1961 | Labour | Attlee | ||
| Gaitskell | ||||||
| Wilson | ||||||
| Willie Ross | 7 December 1961 | 16 October 1964 | Labour | |||
| Michael Noble | 16 October 1964 | 23 January 1969 | Conservative | Douglas-Home | ||
| Heath | ||||||
| Gordon Campbell | 23 January 1969 | 19 June 1970 | Conservative | |||
| Willie Ross | 19 June 1970 | 4 March 1974 | Labour | Wilson II | ||
| Henry Hepburne-Scott | 4 March 1974 | 12 March 1974 | Conservative | Heath II | ||
| Alick Buchanan-Smith | 12 March 1974 | 9 December 1976 | Conservative | |||
| Thatcher | ||||||
| Teddy Taylor | 9 December 1976 | 3 May 1979 | Conservative | |||
| Bruce Millan | 4 May 1979 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | Callaghan | ||
| Foot | ||||||
| Donald Dewar | 31 October 1983 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | Kinnock | ||
| Tom Clarke | 18 July 1992 | 21 October 1993 | Labour | Smith | ||
| George Robertson | 21 October 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | |||
| Beckett | ||||||
| Blair | ||||||
| Office not in use | 2 May 1997 | 14 September 2001 | Conservative | Major | ||
| Hague | ||||||
| Jacqui Lait | 14 September 2001 | 11 November 2003 | Conservative | Duncan Smith | ||
| Peter Duncan | 11 November 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Conservative | Howard | ||
| James Gray | 9 May 2005 | 12 May 2005 [1] | Conservative | |||
| Eleanor Laing | 19 May 2005 | 7 December 2005 | Conservative | |||
| David Mundell | 7 December 2005 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | Cameron | ||
| Jim Murphy | 11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harman | ||
| Ann McKechin | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 | Labour | Miliband | ||
| Margaret Curran | 7 October 2011 | 11 May 2015 | Labour | |||
| Ian Murray | 11 May 2015 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | Harman II | ||
| Corbyn | ||||||
| Dave Anderson | 1 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Labour | |||
| Lesley Laird | 14 June 2017 | 13 December 2019 | Labour | |||
| Tony Lloyd | 19 December 2019 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | |||
| Ian Murray | 6 April 2020 | 5 July 2024 | Labour | Starmer | ||
| John Lamont | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | ||
| Andrew Bowie | 5 November 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative | Badenoch | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Shadow Scottish secretary resigns". BBC News. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2021.