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Douglas Ross

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Douglas Ross

Official portrait, 2021
Leader of the Opposition in Scotland
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Monarch
First Minister
Preceded byRuth Davidson
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party[a]
Assumed office
5 August 2020
DeputyMeghan Gallacher
UK party leader
Chair
  • Rab Forman
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Craig Hoy
Preceded byJackson Carlaw
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
17 December 2019 – 26 May 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded by
  • Colin Clark
  • Robin Walker
Succeeded by
  • David Duguid
  • Iain Stewart
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 byJamie Halcro Johnston[b]
Member of Parliament
for Moray
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byAngus Robertson
Majority513 (1.1%)
Scottish Conservative portfolios
2016–2017Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Personal details
Born
Douglas Gordon Ross

(1983-01-27) 27 January 1983 (age 41)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Political partyScottish Conservatives
Other political
affiliations
Scottish Liberal Democrats (formerly)
Spouse(s)
Krystle Ross
(m. 2015)
Children2
Alma materScottish 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.

  1. Ross has served as Leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament since 6 May 2021, having been preceded by Ruth Davidson.
  2. Normally, regional MSPs do not have individual predecessors and successors. However, Ross retired his seat during a sitting parliament so was succeeded by Halcro Johnston.

References

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  1. Ross, Douglas Gordon. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U287469. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Who is Tory MP Douglas Ross?". BBC News. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom (1801–present)
Preceded by
Angus Robertson
Member of Parliament for Moray
2017–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jackson Carlaw
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
2020–present
Incumbent