The Shadow Scottish Executive

'When you look at the faces of the Scottish Labour benches in Holyrood since last year, you see a party struggling to accept reality. Labour MSPs sit ashen-faced, by turns angry or despondent, looking over to the SNP sitting in the government benches and thinking that they are sitting in what are "their seats by right". The party has become the embodiment of "the Scottish tut". This is centred on the belief that you have the right to tell strangers off, go in the huff and throw your weight about to get your own way. In short, this is the equivalent of a middle-aged tantrum.'
Gerry Hassan in the Scotsman, 28 th March 2008.

Labour Party

The Shadow Scottish Executive 13 th December 2007 - 30 th March 2008

Charles Gordon MSP resigned as Shadow Minister for Transport on the 29 th November 2007 after admiting soliciting and laundering an illegal donation for Wendy Alexander's leadership campaign. On the 13 th December 2007, Des McNulty MSP was transferred to become Shadow Minister for Transport, David Stewart MSP promoted to Shadow Minister for Environment and Claire Baker MSP appointed as a Whip.

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
			Jackie Baillie, MSP

			Shadow Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture
			Malcolm Chisholm, MSP

			Chief Whip & Deputy Business Manager
			Michael McMahon, 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
			Richard Baker, MSP

	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
	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

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