New Scottish Labour shadow cabinet announced

Thanks to the excellent Labour Hame, we now know the majority of Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont’s new shadow team. They report that:

Scottish Labour’s new leader, Johann Lamont, has moved to appoint her new Shadow Cabinet. It looks as if Margaret Curran will become the first Shadow Scottish Secretary to serve in both Ed Miliband’s and Johann’s Shadow Cabinets.

Posts announced so far:

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland: Margaret Curran

Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth spokesman: Ken Macintosh

Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy spokeswoman: Jackie Baillie

Education and Lifelong Learning spokesman: Hugh Henry

Culture, External Affairs and the Commonwealth Games spokeswoman: Patricia Ferguson

Infrastructure and Capital Investment spokesman: Richard Baker

Justice spokesman: Lewis Macdonald

Local Government and Planning spokeswoman: Sarah Boyack

Rural Affairs and the Environment spokeswoman: Claire Baker

Scottish Labour Parliamentary Business Manager: Paul Martin

Chief Whip: James Kelly

Scottish Labour Party Deputy Leader: Anas Sarwar

Shadow Ministers attending shadow cabinet

Shadow Youth Employment Minister – Kezia Dugdale

PPS to Johann Lamont – Siobhan McMahon

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