Douglas Ross | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2021 | |
Leader of the Opposition in Scotland | |
Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
Monarch | |
First Minister | |
Preceded by | Ruth Davidson |
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party[a] | |
Assumed office 5 August 2020 | |
Deputy | Meghan Gallacher |
UK party leader | |
Chair |
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Preceded by | Jackson Carlaw |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 17 December 2019 – 26 May 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by |
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Succeeded by |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
In office 5 May 2016 – 19 June 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Jamie Halcro Johnston[b] |
Member of Parliament for Moray | |
Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Angus Robertson |
Majority | 513 (1.1%) |
Scottish Conservative portfolios | |
2016–2017 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Gordon Ross 27 January 1983 Aberdeen, Scotland |
Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
Other political affiliations | Scottish Liberal Democrats (formerly) |
Spouse(s) |
Krystle Ross (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Scottish Agricultural College |
Douglas Gordon Ross (born 27 January 1983)[1][2] is a Scottish politician who has been the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party since 2020, and Leader of the Opposition in Scotland since 2021. He has also been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Moray since 2017. Moray is in the north-east of Scotland, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and is next to the areas of Aberdeenshire and the Scottish Highland. Aswell as being a MP, Ross is also a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands since 2021. He was previously MSP for the region from 2016 to 2017.
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