Dugdale confirms junior roles on Scottish Labour frontbench

On Wednesday, new Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale announced her frontbench team. Today she has completed her reshuffle by confirming junior positions – including for former leadership candidate Neil Findlay.

The full frontbench team is now as follows:

Leader

Kezia Dugdale

Deputy Leader – Covering policy and strategy

Alex Rowley

Equality – Covering health, equalities, welfare, care, social inclusion

Jenny Marra

Neil Findlay (also Trade Union liaison reporting direct to Kezia Dugdale)

Rhoda Grant

Drew Smith 

Opportunity – Covering schools, childcare, skills, lifelong learning, sport, science, workplace issues

Iain Gray

Mark Griffin

John Pentland

Justice – Covering justice and policing

Graeme Pearson

Elaine Murray

Public Services and Wealth Creation – Finance, infrastructure, business, delivery of public services, tourism

Jackie Baillie

Richard Simpson

Lewis Macdonald

Siobhan McMahon

Community – Covering housing, local government, cities, planning, island communities

Ken Macintosh

Michael McMahon

Jayne Baxter

Environmental Justice – Covering transport, environment and rural affairs, land reform, climate change, energy (including oil and gas)

Sarah Boyack

Claudia Beamish

David Stewart

Democracy – Covering constitution, Europe, culture, power in society

Claire Baker

Anne McTaggart

Reform – Covering party and parliamentary reform

Mary Fee

Business Manager

James Kelly

Chief Whip

Neil Bibby