Douglas Ross (Scottish politician)

Douglas Ross MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Personal details
Political party	Scottish Conservative Party

Douglas Gordon Ross MSP (born 1982 or 1983)^[1] is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since the election in May 2016.^[2] He was appointed to be shadow cabinet secretary for justice.^[3] Ross is also an active football referee.

Political career

He was elected to Moray council in 2007 but resigned in 2009.^[4] In 2012 he was again elected to the Moray council, representing the Fochabers-Lhanbryde ward, although was ousted by colleagues in November 2014.^[5]

He has twice stood as the Conservative candidate in the Moray constituency, coming second to Angus Robertson in the 2010 and 2015 elections.

Football referee

Ross is a football referee, who has officiated as an assistant in the Scottish Premiership and in international play.^[1]^[6] Ross was one of the referees chosen for the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, assisting Willie Collum.^[7] He continued his refereeing career after being elected to the Scottish Parliament.^[8]

References

1 2 "#16for16: Douglas Ross". Scotland Votes. Weber Shandwick. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
↑ "Election 2016: Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
↑ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
↑ "Senior planning councillor ousted following Moray school closure row". STV News. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
↑ Robertson, John (25 November 2014). "Ousted Moray councillor to fight for Westminster seat". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
↑ "Scottish referees appointed to Europa League matches". Scottish Football Association. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
↑ "Scottish Cup final: Willie Collum to referee Inverness CT v Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
↑ "Whistle blown on MSP Douglas Ross's refereeing clash". BBC News. BBC. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

Scottish Conservative Party MSPs

Elected in the 2016 election; See also: Members of the 5th Scottish Parliament

Leadership	Ruth Davidson (Leader) Jackson Carlaw (Deputy Leader and culture, tourism and external affairs) John Lamont (Chief Whip)

Frontbench members	Murdo Fraser (Finance) Dean Lockhart (Economy, jobs and fair work) Donald Cameron (Health and sport) Elizabeth Smith (Education and skills) Adam Tomkins (Communities, social security, the constitution and equalities Douglas Ross (Justice) Peter Chapman (Rural economy and connectivity) Maurice Golden (Environment, climate change and land reform)

Backbenchers	Jeremy Balfour Miles Briggs Alexander Burnett Finlay Carson Maurice Corry Jamie Greene Rachael Hamilton Alison Harris Liam Kerr Gordon Lindhurst Margaret Mitchell Edward Mountain Oliver Mundell John Scott Graham Simpson Alexander Stewart Ross Thomson Annie Wells Brian Whittle

Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Highlands and Islands region

Elected in the 2016 election

Constituency MSPs	Michael Russell (SNP, Argyll and Bute) Gail Ross (SNP, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness and Nairn) Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray) Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney) Kate Forbes (SNP, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Tavish Scott (Lib Dem, Shetland) Alasdair Allan (SNP, Western Isles)

Additional members	Donald Cameron (Con) John Finnie (Green) Rhoda Grant (Lab) Edward Mountain (Con) Douglas Ross (Con) David Stewart (Lab) Maree Todd (SNP)

SNP (7 seats), Conservative (3 seats), Liberal Democrats (2 seats), Labour (2 seats), Greens (1 seat)

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