The Shadow Scottish Executive

'"This actually a good outcome for us," a former Westminster Labour minister told me as Wendy Alexander delivered her resignation statement yesterday. Well, politicians are supposed to put a brave face on adversity, but seeing a silver lining in the resignation of Labour's second Scottish leader in less than a decade over expenses irregularities was a towering achievement of political optimism.' Iain Macwhirter in the Herald, 28 th June 2008.

Labour Party

The Shadow Scottish Executive 28 th June 2008 -

Wendy Alexander MSP resigned as Labour leader in the Scottish Parliament on the 28 th June 2008 after the Holyrood Standards Committee, acting on a recommendation by Scottish Standards Commissioner, Jim Dyer, ordered she face a one day ban for accepting illegal donations.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition
	Acting Leader of the Opposition		Deputy Leader
	Cathy Jamieson, MSP		Cathy Jamieson, MSP
			Shadow Minister for Parliamentary Business & Constitutional Issues
			Michael McMahon, MSP
			Shadow Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture
			Malcolm Chisholm, MSP
			Chief Whip & Deputy Business Manager
			Richard Baker, MSP
Shadow Cabinet Secretaries		Shadow Ministers
	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing		Shadow Minister for Public Health
	Margaret Curran, MSP		Dr Richard Simpson, MSP
			Shadow Minister for Communities
			Johann Lamont, MSP
			Shadow Minister for Sport
			Frank McAveety, MSP
	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Sustainable Growth		Shadow Minister for Enterprise
	Iain Gray, MSP		Dr Elaine Murray, MSP
			Shadow Minister for Energy & Tourism
			Dr Lewis Macdonald, MSP
	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Public Services		Shadow Minister for Transport
	Andy Kerr, MSP		Des McNulty, MSP
	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, & Lifelong Learning		Shadow Minister for Schools
	Rhona Brankin, MSP		Ken MacIntosh, MSP
			Shadow Minister for Children & Early Years
			Mary Mulligan, MSP
			Spokesperson for Higher Education & Student Support
			Claire Baker, MSP
			(From 1 st April 2008)
	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice		Shadow Minister for Community Safety
	Pauline McNeill, MSP		Paul Martin, MSP
	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, the Environment & Climate Change		Shadow Minister for the Environment
	Sarah Boyack, MSP		David Stewart, MSP
			Shadow Minister for Rural Development
			Karen Gillon, MSP

Parliamentary Postions

	Deputy Presiding Officer
	Trish Godman, MSP
	Member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
	Tom McCabe MSP
	Member of the Parliamentary Bureau
	Cathy Jamieson MSP

Party Postions

	Whip
	James Kelly, MSP
	Whip
	Claire Baker, MSP
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition
	David Whitton, MSP
	Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition
	Jackie Baillie, MSP
	Regional campaign co-ordinator for the Highlands & Islands
	David Stewart, MSP
	Regional campaign co-ordinator for North-East Scotland
	Dr Lewis Macdonald, MSP
	Regional campaign co-ordinator for Central Scotland
	John Park, MSP
	Regional campaign co-ordinator for West & South Scotland
	Duncan McNeil, MSP

Committee Convenors

	Convenor of the Audit Committee
	Hugh Henry, MSP
	Convenor of the European & External Relations Committee
	Malcolm Chisholm, MSP
	Convenor of the Public Petitions Committee
	Frank McAveety, MSP
	Convenor of the Education, Lifelong Learning & Culture Committee
	Karen Whitefield, MSP
	Convenor of the Local Government & Communities Committee
	Duncan McNeil, MSP

Previous Shadow Scottish Executives

• March 2008 - June 2008 Opposition led by Wendy Alexander MSP (Labour)
  
  
• December 2007 - March 2008 Opposition led by Wendy Alexander MSP (Labour)
  
  
• September 2007 - December 2007 Opposition led by Wendy Alexander MSP (Labour)
  
  
• August 2007 - September 2007 Opposition led by Cathy Jamieson MSP (Labour)
  
  
• May 2007 - August 2007 Opposition led by Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP (Labour)
  
  
• September 2005 - May 2007 Opposition led by Nicola Sturgeon MSP (Scottish National Party)
  
  
• September 2004 - September 2005 Opposition led by Nicola Sturgeon MSP (Scottish National Party)
  
  
• May 2003 - September 2004 Opposition led by John Swinney MSP (Scottish National Party)
  
  
• June 2001 - April 2003 Opposition led by John Swinney MSP (Scottish National Party)
  
  
• September 2000 - June 2001 Opposition led by John Swinney MSP, MP (Scottish National Party)
  
  
• May 1999 - September 2000 Opposition led by Alex Salmond MSP, MP (Scottish National Party)