Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford

Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford
Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford
2017–2022
	Ian Blackford and his Frontbench team in 2019
Date formed	14 June 2017
Date dissolved	6 December 2022
People and organisations
Leader	Ian Blackford
Leader's history	2017–2022
Deputy Leader	Kirsty Blackman (2017–2020); Kirsten Oswald (2020–2022)
Member party	Scottish National Party;
Status in legislature	Third party 44 / 650 (7%) (As of 2022)
History
Elections	2017 general election; 2019 general election
Legislature terms	57th UK Parliament; 58th UK Parliament
Predecessor	Robertson Frontbench
Successor	Flynn Frontbench

The Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford was the team of Scottish National Party Spokespersons in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022.

Ian Blackford, who was elected Leader of the Scottish National Party's parliamentary group in the House of Commons on 14 June 2017 following Angus Robertson's defeat in the general election, announced his frontbench team on 20 June.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Blackford announced his revised frontbench team on 7 January 2020 following the 2019 general election.^[5]^[6] On 1 February 2021, a reshuffle of the SNP frontbench team at Westminster was announced.^[7]

Blackford Westminster Group Frontbench Leadership

Frontbench

Name	Portfolio
The Rt Hon Ian Blackford MP	Leader of the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group
Kirsten Oswald MP	Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group SNP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Alison Thewliss MP	SNP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Alyn Smith MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Stuart McDonald MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
Anne McLaughlin MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Immigration
Philippa Whitford MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care SNP Shadow Minister for Europe
John Nicolson MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Mhairi Black MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Richard Thomson MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Patricia Gibson MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Drew Hendry MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Stephen Flynn MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Kirsty Blackman MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stewart McDonald MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Angela Crawley MP	SNP Shadow Attorney General
Gavin Newlands MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Carol Monaghan MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Education SNP Shadow Minister for Military Personnel and Veterans
Chris Law MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Deidre Brock MP	SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon Stewart Hosie MP	SNP Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster SNP Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Owen Thompson MP	SNP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Alan Brown MP	SNP Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change

Other Portfolio

Name	Portfolio
Scotland in the World
Martin Docherty-Hughes MP	Assistant Spokesperson for Defence and International Affairs
Hannah Bardell MP	Assistant Spokesperson for International Development and International Affairs
Allan Dorans MP	Assistant Spokesperson for International Affairs
Angus MacNeil MP	Assistant Spokesperson for International Trade
Finance and Economy
Peter Grant MP	Assistant Spokesperson for the Treasury
Stephen Flynn MP	Assistant Spokesperson for the Treasury
Ronnie Cowan MP	Spokesperson for Infrastructure and Manufacturing
Douglas Chapman MP	Spokesperson for Small Business and Innovation
Patricia Gibson MP	Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs
Martin Docherty-Hughes MP	Spokesperson for Future Industries and Blockchain
Richard Thomson MP	Shadow Financial Secretary
Inclusion and Wellbeing
Kirsten Oswald MP	Spokesperson for Work, Pensions and Inclusion
Amy Callaghan MP	Spokesperson for Pensions and Inter-Generational Affairs
Chris Stephens MP	Spokesperson for Fair Work and Employment
Brendan O'Hara MP	Spokesperson for an Inclusive Society
Marion Fellows MP	Spokesperson for Disabilities
Lisa Cameron MP	Spokesperson for Mental Health
Martyn Day MP	Spokesperson for Public Health and Primary Care
Constitution and Human Rights
Tommy Sheppard MP	Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs
John McNally MP	Spokesperson for the Environment
Dave Doogan MP	Spokesperson for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Steven Bonnar MP	Assistant Spokesperson for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Leadership
Martin Docherty-Hughes MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ian Blackford

Whips Office

Name	Portfolio
Owen Thompson MP	SNP Westminster Chief Whip
Marion Fellows MP	SNP Whip

Former members

Neale Hanvey, Shadow Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment

Notes

References

^ Razaq, Lindsay (21 June 2017). "Ian Blackford unveils SNP front-bench team at Westminster". The Press and Journal.
^ "SNP announce Westminster leadership team". BBC News. 20 June 2017.
^ "SNP Westminster frontbench team and spokespeople". Scottish National Party. 20 June 2017.
^ "Scottish National Party spokespersons - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ St, Olaf; o (7 January 2020). "The real opposition: meet your new SNP Westminster frontbench team". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ Beaton, Ailean (7 January 2020). "Full list of SNP Westminster front bench and spokespeople 2020". Holyrood. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "MP Joanna Cherry dropped in SNP frontbench reshuffle". BBC News. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

External links

Scottish National Party Spokespersons

[1] Razaq, Lindsay (21 June 2017). "Ian Blackford unveils SNP front-bench team at Westminster". The Press and Journal.

[2] "SNP announce Westminster leadership team". BBC News. 20 June 2017.

[3] "SNP Westminster frontbench team and spokespeople". Scottish National Party. 20 June 2017.

[4] "Scottish National Party spokespersons - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[5] St, Olaf; o (7 January 2020). "The real opposition: meet your new SNP Westminster frontbench team". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[6] Beaton, Ailean (7 January 2020). "Full list of SNP Westminster front bench and spokespeople 2020". Holyrood. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[7] "MP Joanna Cherry dropped in SNP frontbench reshuffle". BBC News. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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