Frontbench Team of Angus Robertson
Scottish National Party
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58th UK Parliament
The list that follows was an unofficial shadow cabinet of the SNP led by Angus Robertson from 2015 to June 2017, after the Scottish National Party (SNP) became the third-largest party in the UK Parliament after the 2015 general election, and up until the defeat of Angus Robertson and other key SNP politicians in the 2017 general election. The Frontbench Team consisted exclusively of Members of the House of Commons, since the SNP has a policy of not appointing peers to the House of Lords.
Scottish National Party Frontbench Team
Westminster Group Leadership
Name | Portfolio |
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The Rt Hon Angus Robertson MP | Leader of the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party |
Stewart Hosie MP | Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group Spokesperson for the Economy |
The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MP | Spokesperson for International Affairs and Europe |
Brendan O'Hara MP | Spokesperson for Defence |
Joanna Cherry QC MP | Spokesperson for Justice and Home Affairs |
Hannah Bardell MP[notes 1] | Spokesperson for Business, Innovation and Skills |
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE WS NP MP | Spokesperson for Trade and Investment |
Eilidh Whiteford MP | Spokesperson for Work and Pensions |
Neil Gray MP[notes 2] | Spokesperson for Fair Work and Employment |
Carol Monaghan MP | Spokesperson for Education |
Philippa Whitford MP | Spokesperson for Health |
Callum McCaig MP | Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change |
Calum Kerr MP | Spokesperson for Environment and Rural Affairs |
Drew Hendry MP | Spokesperson for Transport |
Pete Wishart MP | Shadow Leader of the House of Commons |
Mike Weir MP | Chief Whip of the House of Commons |
Deidre Brock MP | Liaison to the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government |
Other Spokespeople
Name | Portfolio |
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Scotland and Constitution | |
Tommy Sheppard MP | SNP Spokesperson on the Cabinet Office |
Margaret Ferrier MP | SNP Spokesperson on the Scotland Office |
Kirsty Blackman MP | SNP Spokesperson on the House of Lords |
Economy | |
Roger Mullin MP | SNP Spokesperson on the Treasury |
John Nicolson MP | SNP Spokesperson on Culture, Media and Sport |
Alison Thewliss MP | SNP Spokesperson on Cities |
Social Justice and Welfare | |
Natalie McGarry MP[notes 3] | SNP Spokesperson on Disabilities |
Ian Blackford MP | SNP Spokesperson on Pensions |
Justice and Home Affairs | |
Stuart McDonald MP | SNP Spokesperson on Immigration, Asylum and Border Control |
Angela Crawley MP | SNP Spokesperson on Equalities, Women and Children |
Anne McLaughlin MP | SNP Spokesperson on Civil Liberties |
International Affairs | |
Stephen Gethins MP | SNP Spokesperson on Europe |
Patrick Grady MP | SNP Spokesperson on International Development |
Lisa Cameron MP | SNP Spokesperson on Climate Justice |
Defence | |
Kirsten Oswald MP | SNP Spokesperson on the Armed Forces and Veterans |
Whips Office
Name | Portfolio |
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Mike Weir MP | SNP Westminster Chief Whip |
Marion Fellows MP | SNP Whip |
Owen Thompson MP | SNP Whip |
See also
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)
Notes
- ^ Hannah Bardell MP replaced Michelle Thomson after she resigned the SNP whip in 2015.
- ^ Neil Gray MP replaced Hannah Bardell after she became the SNP's Business Spokesperson in 2015.
- ^ resigned the SNP whip 24 November 2015 and no longer spokesman for Disabilities.
References
External links
- SNP Shadow Cabinet Appointments
- SNP Shadow Cabinet reshuffle Archived 21 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Parliament Appointments