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Lamont, John

Conservative MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk. Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. In the Commons since 8 June 2017.

Background

John Robert Lamont (born 15 April 1976) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician and solicitor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk since 2017, and has been Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons since July 2025. He previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from July to November 2024. Lamont served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, later Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire after boundary changes, from 2007 to 2017. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland between October 2022 to July 2024.

What they scrutinise

  • Modernisation Committee (Member)
  • Restoration and Renewal Programme Board (Member)
  • Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Member)
  • Petitions Committee (Member)
  • Procedure Committee (Member)

Official site

http://www.johnlamont.org/

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