Harriet Cross was elected to the UK Parliament on July 4th 2025 with an 878 vote majority. Since being elected, Harriet has got stuck in with representing Gordon and Buchan in Westminster. She has lead debates in both the chamber and in Westminster Hall on the top issues that affect Gordon and Buchan as well as raising multiple questions in PMQs and to relevant Ministers both on the floor of the House and in writing.
In November 2024 Harriet was appointed an opposition assistant whip by RT Hon Kemi Badenoch MP.
Harriet has also joined a number of All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) since joining the UK Parliament. These include groups on Marine Energy where she sits as an officer, and Wood Panel Industry where she sits as Vice Chair.
Before being elected Harriet Cross worked as a Chartered Rural Surveyor, working across Aberdeenshire and the Highlands. Her work brought her to the heart of Gordon & Buchan, working with farmers, landowners and rural communities in matters ranging from valuations to infrastructure schemes.
Harriet lives in Aberdeenshire with her partner Tom, a geologist, and their black Labrador Mia. Having grown up in the Republic of Ireland, Harriet moved in Aberdeenshire in her mid-teens when her father took over the running of the community pharmacy in Braemar. She studied Zoology at Imperial College London, followed by a master’s degree in Rural Land & Business Management at the University of Reading, where she graduated with Distinction. Having completed her graduate training programme, gaining her chartership in Cambridge, Harriet returned home to Aberdeenshire in 2018.
Harriet spends as much time as she can in the hills around Aberdeenshire. She is a keen runner and hill walker and believes that fresh air and switching off from the media for a few hours is the key to a balancing a busy life.
Harriet is determined to see the promises made to the residents and businesses in Gordon & Buchan in recent years upheld – In particular the dualling of the A96, upgrades to the A90 and the protection of community hospitals. More broadly, she wants to see the farmers across Aberdeenshire supported in their primary aim – feeding the nation – and has built strong a relationship with the sector as MP and in her work before entering Parliament. Harriet has been a vocal supporter of the Oil & Gas sector and the tens of thousands of workers it employers during its transitions to cleaner greener energy technologies.
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