Douglas Ross

Douglas Gordon Ross MP MSP (born 1983) is the leader o the Scots Conservative Pairty, syne 2020, an Memmer o Pairlament (MP) fur Moray syne 2017, an Memmer o the Scots Pairlament (MSP) fur the Highland and Islands region syne Mey 2021. He wis a MSP for the Highland and Islands region atween 2016 til 2017 as weel.^[1]

Douglas Ross MSP MP
Leader o the Scots Conservative Pairty[lower-alpha 1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 August 2020
Depute	Meghan Gallacher
Leader	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Precedit bi	Jackson Carlaw
Pairlamentar Unner-Secretar o State for Scotland
In office 17 December 2019 – 26 Mey 2020
Prime Meenister	Boris Johnson
Precedit bi	Colin Clark Robin Walker
Succeedit bi	David Duguid Iain Stewart
Member o Pairlament for Moray
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 Juin 2017
Precedit bi	Angus Robertson
Majority	513 (1.1%)
Scots Conservatives Shaidae Cabinet Secretar for Juistice
In office 19 Mey 2016 – 28 Juin 2017
Leader	Ruth Davidson
Succeedit bi	Liam Kerr
Member o the Scots Pairlament for Hielands an Islands (1 o 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 5 Mey 2016 – 8 Juin 2017
Succeedit bi	Jamie Halcro Johnston[n 1]
Personal details
Born	(1983-01-27) 27 Januar 1983 (age 41) Aiberdeen, Scotland
Poleetical pairty	Scots Conservative Pairty

Efter the demittin o Jackson Carlaw in 2020, Ross pit hissel forrit fur the leadership election in October 2020. He wis eleckit unopponed five day later. He ran on a jynt ticket wi umwhile Scots Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. As he isna an MSP, Davidson led the pairty in the Scots Pairlament til the 2021 election.

Notes

1. Regional MSPs dinnae uisually hae individual predecessors an successors. Houaniver, Ross reteert his seat durin a sitting pairlament an sae wis succeedit bi Halcro Johnston.

References

1. "Election 2016: Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 Mey 2016.

1. Ross has served as Leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament since 6 May 2021, having been preceded by Ruth Davidson.