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Labour Shadow Cabinet announced Print E-mail
Tuesday, 18 September 2007

Labour's new leader in the Scottish Parliament, Wendy Alexander, has announced the party's Shadow Cabinet, with a high proportion of female MSPs.

The only men on the Cabinet with shadow Cabinet Secretary briefs are Andy Kerr, who will be shadow secretary for public services, and Iain Gray, who will be shadow secretary for finance. Michael McMahon as chief whip will also attend Cabinet meetings.

The key post of health and wellbeing is being taken by Margaret Curran, Sarah Boyack is taking on environment, Rhona Brankin is covering education and Pauline McNeill, the only member of the new Shadow Cabinet without previous Ministerial experience, will take on the justice portfolio.

Jackie Baillie has been made shadow minister for parliamentary business and constitutional issues.

Long-standing minister Malcolm Chisholm has been given the junior portfolio for Europe, external affairs and culture.

Those who will not sit in the Cabinet, but who have substantial new briefs, include former Glasgow City Council leader Charlie Gordon, who takes on the transport brief, Dr Elaine Murray, who has been given the enterprise brief, and John Park, who will look after the skills portfolio.

Des McNulty will cover the environment brief, Karen Gillon rural development, and Lewis Macdonald energy and tourism. Ken MacIntosh will continue to cover the schools brief, Mary Mulligan will take on children and early years, and Richard Baker will be spokesman for higher education and student support.

Dr Richard Simpson has been given the public health brief, Johann Lamont will continue with the communities portfolio and Paul Martin is shadow minister for community safety. Frank McAveety will take on the sports brief.

MSPs who have lost out on shadow ministerial briefs as a result of the reshuffle include Cathy Jamieson, who will still have a party reform role and sit in the shadow cabinet, Hugh Henry, who will settle for convenership of the Audit Committee, and Patricia Ferguson - all three are close allies of previous leader Jack McConnell.

Tom McCabe is Labour's nomination for the Scottish Parliament's Corporate Body, whips are David Stewart and James Kelly, and David Whitton will be Parliamentary aide to Wendy Alexander.
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