The shadow secretary of state for Scotland is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Scotland and his/her department, the Scotland Office. The incumbent holder of the office is Harriet Cross.

Shadow secretaries of state Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Tom Fraser 26 October 1951 7 December 1961 Labour Attlee Gaitskell Wilson Willie Ross 7 December 1961 16 October 1964 Labour Michael Noble 16 October 1964 23 January 1969 Conservative Douglas-Home Heath Gordon Campbell 23 January 1969 19 June 1970 Conservative Willie Ross 19 June 1970 4 March 1974 Labour Wilson II Henry Hepburne-Scott 4 March 1974 12 March 1974 Conservative Heath II Alick Buchanan-Smith 12 March 1974 9 December 1976 Conservative Thatcher Teddy Taylor 9 December 1976 3 May 1979 Conservative Bruce Millan 4 May 1979 31 October 1983 Labour Callaghan Foot Donald Dewar 31 October 1983 18 July 1992 Labour Kinnock Tom Clarke 18 July 1992 21 October 1993 Labour Smith George Robertson 21 October 1993 2 May 1997 Labour Beckett Blair Office not in use 2 May 1997 19 June 1997 Conservative Major Michael Ancram 19 June 1997 1 June 1998 Conservative Hague Liam Fox 1 June 1998 15 June 1999 Conservative Sir George Young 15 June 1999 26 September 2000 Conservative Angela Browning 26 September 2000 18 September 2001 Conservative Jacqui Lait 14 September 2001 11 November 2003 Conservative Duncan Smith Peter Duncan 11 November 2003 6 May 2005 Conservative Howard James Gray 9 May 2005 12 May 2005 Conservative Eleanor Laing 19 May 2005 7 December 2005 Conservative David Mundell 7 December 2005 11 May 2010 Conservative Cameron Jim Murphy 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harman Ann McKechin 8 October 2010 7 October 2011 Labour Miliband Margaret Curran 7 October 2011 11 May 2015 Labour Ian Murray11 May 201526 June 2016Labour Harman II Corbyn Dave Anderson 1 July 2016 14 June 2017 Labour Lesley Laird 14 June 2017 13 December 2019 Labour Tony Lloyd 19 December 2019 6 April 2020 LabourIan Murray6 April 20205 July 2024Labour StarmerJohn Lamont8 July 20245 November 2024Conservative SunakAndrew Bowie5 November 202431 August 2026ConservativeBadenochHarriet Cross31 August 2026IncumbentConservative

See also Secretary of State for Scotland Scottish Office UK Shadow Cabinet

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