John Lamont

John Lamont MP
Official portrait, 2019
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Leader	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Ian Murray
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office 27 October 2022 – 5 July 2024 Serving with The Lord Offord of Garvel (2022–2024) The Lord Cameron of Lochiel (2024)
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	David Duguid
Succeeded by	Kirsty McNeill
Member of Parliament for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Calum Kerr
Majority	6,599 (14.1%)
Convener of the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee
In office 1 March 2011 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by	Bill Aitken
Succeeded by	Christine Grahame
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Roxburgh and Berwickshire (2007–2011)
In office 3 May 2007 – 27 April 2017
Preceded by	Euan Robson
Succeeded by	Rachael Hamilton
Personal details
Born	John Robert Lamont (1976-04-15) 15 April 1976 (age 48) Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Conservatives
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Website	www.johnlamont.org

John Robert Lamont (born 15 April 1976) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician and solicitor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk since 2017 and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland since July 2024.^[1] Lamont previously served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, later Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire after boundary changes, from 2007 to 2017. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland between October 2022 to July 2024.^[2]