The Shadow Scottish Executive

'Can Labour participate in the process of making laws in Holyrood when its leader, and half the shadow cabinet, have admitted to breaking the law?' Iain Macwhirter in the Herald, 3 rd December 2007.

Labour Party

The Shadow Scottish Executive 30 th March 2008 - 28 th June 2008

The Labour team was reshuffled on the 30 th March 2008. Jackie Baillie lost her position as Shadow Minister for Parliamentary Business & Constitutional Issues and becomes Wendy Alexander's "Chief of Staff". Baillie was replaced by Michael McMahon, the Chief Whip. The new Chief Whip is Richard Baker, previously Spokesperson for Higher Education & Student Support. On the 1 st April, Claire Baker was appointed to her husband's former position as Higher Education spokesperson.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition
	Leader of the Opposition		Deputy Leader
	Wendy Alexander, 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