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The MSP Douglas Ross was elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives unopposed in August 2020 after his predecessor Jackson Carlaw resigned. In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election the Conservatives remained the second largest party with the same number of MSPs as at the previous election. Ross was elected as an MSP, having already been an MP.
Douglas Gordon Ross (born 27 January 1983) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2020 to 2024 and as Leader of the Opposition in the Scottish Parliament from 2021 to 2024. He served as Member of the UK Parliament (MP) for Moray from 2017 to 2024.
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The Scottish Conservative leader said he expected the anonymous Tories behind the claims to face punishment if their identities were ever revealed.
The current holder of the position is Russell Findlay, who was elected to the position on 27 September 2024, replacing Douglas Ross. If the Scottish Conservative Party were to be in Scottish Government, the leader would usually become the First Minister of Scotland as well as appointing the Scottish cabinet.
STV News: 1,136 36%: 13% 36%: 5% 3% 4% 2%. ... losing Aberdeenshire North and Moray East which was a new seat being contested by outgoing MP and leader Douglas Ross.
On 27 September 2024, following a leadership election within the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, [2] Russell Findlay succeeded Douglas Ross, who had served in this role from 2021 to 2024, as Leader of the Opposition in Holyrood.