Back دوغلاس روس (سياسي) Arabic Douglas Ross (homme politique écossais) French Douglas Ross (Polaiteoir Albanach) Irish Dùghlas Ross Scots/Gaelic Douglas Ross (politeger albanek) KW Douglas Ross SCO Douglas Ross SIMPLE 道格拉斯·羅斯 Chinese
Douglas Ross | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in Scotland | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
| Monarchs | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 11 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 |
Krystle Ross (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Scottish Agricultural College |
Douglas Gordon Ross (born 27 January 1983) is a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party since 2020 and Leader of the Opposition in Scotland since 2021. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Moray since 2017. In addition to his seat in Westminster, he serves as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands, having been elected as a regional list MSP in 2021. He was previously MSP for the region from 2016 to 2017.
Born in Aberdeen, Ross was educated at Forres Academy. After graduating from the Scottish Agricultural College, he worked on a dairy farm. A member of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in his youth, he switched to the Scottish Conservatives and began his political career as a Scottish Parliament researcher and then a councillor in Moray. He stood unsuccessfully for the Moray UK Parliament constituency in the 2010 and 2015 general elections and for the Scottish Parliament constituency in 2011 and 2016. In the latter election, he was elected as a regional list MSP as one of the additional members for the Highlands and Islands.
Ross was elected to the House of Commons at the 2017 general election, defeating SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson, and was re-elected in 2019 with a reduced majority. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland under Prime Minister Boris Johnson for six months. He resigned in May 2020, in protest at Dominic Cummings continuing to serve as Johnson's adviser after breaking lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the resignation of Jackson Carlaw in July 2020, Ross announced his candidature in the August 2020 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election. Five days later, he was elected leader unopposed. He ran on a joint ticket with former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. Since he served in the House of Commons and was not an MSP, Davidson led the party in the Scottish Parliament until the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
Ross announced that he will not seek re-election as an MP at the next general election, expected in 2024.[1]
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