Douglas Lumsden

Douglas Lumsden is a Scottish Conservative Party politician serving as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland region. Born in Aberdeen in 1971, he previously worked in the IT industry for over two decades before entering local government. He served as co-leader of Aberdeen City Council from 2017 to 2021. Known for his focus on holding the Scottish government to account, Lumsden has been a vocal critic of the SNP administration's funding policies and has utilized parliamentary questioning as a primary tool for scrutiny.