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The Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford was the team of Scottish National Party Spokespersons in the
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from 2017 to 2022.
Ian Blackford Ian Blackford (born 14 May 1961) is a Scottish politician and investment banker who served as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and ...
, who was elected Leader of the
Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic party. The party holds 61 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, and holds 9 out of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, ...
's parliamentary group in the
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on 14 June 2017 following
Angus Robertson Angus Struan Carolus Robertson (born 28 September 1969) is a Scottish politician serving as the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture since 2021. Formerly Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 201 ...
's defeat in the
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, announced his frontbench team on 20 June. Blackford announced his revised frontbench team on 7 January 2020 following the 2019 general election. On 1 February 2021, a reshuffle of the SNP frontbench team at Westminster was announced.


Blackford Westminster Group Frontbench Leadership


Frontbench


Other Portfolio


Whips Office


Former members

Neale Hanvey James Neale Hanvey (born 28 December 1964) is a Scottish nationalist politician who has been deputy leader of the Alba Party since March 2025. Previously, Hanvey was leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons from 2021 to 2024, and served ...
, Shadow Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment


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Liberal Democrat frontbench team The Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats are a political party in the United Kingdom. While in Opposition (parliamentary), opposition, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats appoints a frontbench team of Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), ...


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Scottish National Party Spokespersons
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