# Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

The shadow secretary of state for Scotland is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Scotland and his/her department, the Scotland Office. The incumbent holder of the office is Andrew Bowie.

## Shadow secretaries of state

| Name | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet |
| Tom Fraser | | 26 October 1951 | 7 December 1961 | Labour | Clement Attlee |
| Tom Fraser | | 26 October 1951 | 7 December 1961 | Labour | Hugh Gaitskell |
| Tom Fraser | | 26 October 1951 | 7 December 1961 | Labour | Harold Wilson |
| Willie Ross | | 7 December 1961 | 16 October 1964 | Labour | Harold Wilson |
| Michael Noble | | 16 October 1964 | 23 January 1969 | Conservative | Alec Douglas-Home |
| Michael Noble | | 16 October 1964 | 23 January 1969 | Conservative | Edward Heath |
| Gordon Campbell | | 23 January 1969 | 20 July 1970 | Conservative | Edward Heath |
| Willie Ross | | 20 July 1970 | 4 March 1974 | Labour | Harold Wilson |
| Alick Buchanan-Smith | | 4 March 1974 | 9 December 1976 | Conservative | Edward Heath |
| Alick Buchanan-Smith | | 4 March 1974 | 9 December 1976 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher |
| Teddy Taylor | | 9 December 1976 | 3 May 1979 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher |
| Bruce Millan | | 4 May 1979 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | James Callaghan |
| Bruce Millan | | 4 May 1979 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | Michael Foot |
| Donald Dewar | | 31 October 1983 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | Neil Kinnock |
| Tom Clarke | | 18 July 1992 | 21 October 1993 | Labour | John Smith |
| George Robertson | | 21 October 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | John Smith |
| George Robertson | | 21 October 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | Margaret Beckett |
| George Robertson | | 21 October 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | Tony Blair |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 2 May 1997 | 14 September 2001 | Conservative | John Major |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 2 May 1997 | 14 September 2001 | Conservative | William Hague |
| Jacqui Lait | | 14 September 2001 | 11 November 2003 | Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Peter Duncan | | 11 November 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Conservative | Michael Howard |
| James Gray | | 9 May 2005 | 12 May 2005 | Conservative | Michael Howard |
| Eleanor Laing | | 19 May 2005 | 7 December 2005 | Conservative | Michael Howard |
| David Mundell | | 7 December 2005 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | David Cameron |
| Jim Murphy | | 11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harriet Harman |
| Ann McKechin | | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 | Labour | Ed Miliband |
| Margaret Curran | | 7 October 2011 | 11 May 2015 | Labour | Ed Miliband |
| Ian Murray | | 11 May 2015 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | Harriet Harman |
| Ian Murray | | 11 May 2015 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Dave Anderson | | 1 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Lesley Laird | | 14 June 2017 | 13 December 2019 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Tony Lloyd | | 19 December 2019 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Ian Murray | | 6 April 2020 | 5 July 2024 | Labour | Keir Starmer |
| John Lamont | | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
| Andrew Bowie | | 5 November 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative | Kemi Badenoch |