Russell Findlay

Russell Findlay 
 Party: Scottish Conservatives
 Constituency/Region: West Scotland (list)
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Scottish Conservative leader since Sept 2024. 
 
 Bio 
 
 
 
 Detail 
 Info 
 
 
 
 
 Full name 
 Russell Findlay 
 
 
 Born 
 1973 (age 52–53), Kilmarnock 
 
 
 Party 
 Scottish Conservatives 
 
 
 Current office 
 Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party (since Sept 2024) 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 MSP for West Scotland (2021–present) 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Former journalist 
 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Accounts: @HerdImmunity12, @MrJohnNicolson 
 
 Skewered Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain over sharing of information and trial dates with John Swinney 
 Suggested measures were taken to conceal Murrell sentencing until after the Holyrood election 
 Criticised for remaining in post after worst-ever Tory Holyrood result 
 
 Reddit Discussion 
 
 Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Key threads found: 
 
 r/Scotland — Scotland should have its own version of Elon Musk's Doge, says Russell Findlay 
 r/Scotland — Scottish Conservatives will wield Claymore on independence 
 
 
 Sources 
 
 Scottish Parliament website 
 Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election