The Conservative opposition in the Scottish parliament have named Rachael Hamilton as the new shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy. The reshuffle comes as new Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw creates his shadow cabinet.

Rachael Hamilton is the MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, having been elected in a by-election in June 2017 having previously been a listed MSP. She grew up on a family farm in Herefordshire and studied Agriculture at Harper Adams before becoming an agronomist.