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Ruth Elizabeth Davidson, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links, PC (born 10 November 1978), is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019 and Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from 2020 to 2021.
Jan 17, 2022 · Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has revealed that she almost did not run for leader in case her mental health history became known. The Tory peer was diagnosed with clinical...
Aug 29, 2019 · Ruth Davidson led the Scottish Conservatives for almost eight years, transforming the party from a marginal force to the official opposition. She resigned in 2019, citing her family and Brexit as the reasons, after clashing with Boris Johnson over the EU.
Jul 31, 2020 · Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has accepted a peerage and will join the upper house after her term as MSP ends. She said she wanted to contribute to the chamber's work and focus on her Edinburgh Central constituency.
Jan 17, 2022 · Ruth Davidson, who was diagnosed with clinical depression in her first year at university, said people did not talk about mental health issues as much at the time, saying: "It was very shameful. I didn't want anyone to know."
Aug 29, 2019 · Ruth Davidson has resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after almost eight years in charge. In her resignation letter, she said she had not hidden the...
Aug 29, 2019 · Ruth Davidson has quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after eight years in the job. In a statement she said it had been the "privilege of my life" to have led...
