The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the

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of the

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. The Lord Provost serves both as the chair of the city council and as a figurehead for the entire city, and is elected by the city councillors from among its members at the council's first meeting. The office is equivalent in many ways to the institution of

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that exists in the cities of many other countries. The Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow, by virtue of office, is also: *

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of the County of the City of Glasgow *a Commissioner of Northern Lighthouses. Each of the 32

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elects a provost, but it is only the four main cities,

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and

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that have a

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, who also serves as the

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for the city. This is codified in the ''

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''. As of 2017, the role attracts a salary of £41,546, plus an annual expenses budget of £5000. The current Lord Provost of Glasgow, elected in May 2022, is Jacqueline McLaren. The Lord Provost of Glasgow has the use of an official limousine which is always black and always carries the registration plate "G0". Past limousines are on display at the city's Transport Museum. The current limousine is a

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, donated by

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in 2018. Though it was purportedly sold-off in 2022 for approx. £105,000 to go to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.

List of provosts and lord provosts

The

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of Glasgow was administered on behalf of the

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by officials known as

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s or Provosts. The office of Provost as a single chief magistrate was not created until the early 1450s.

15th century

*(1450x1453–1479) John Stewart *(1480) Sir Thomas Stewart of Minto *(1485–1489) Robert Stewart *(1491) Andrew Otterburn *(1497)

Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox ( 14609 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, and his wife Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie. He was ...

*(1498) Sir Patrick Blacader of Tulliallan *(1498–1499) John Stewart

16th century

*(1502–1505) Allan Stewart of Cardonald *(1505–1507) Patrick Colquhoun of Glen *(1507–1509) Sir John Stewart of Minto *(1509–1513)

*(1513–1514) John Shaw *(1514–1516) George Colquhoun of Glen *(1526–1536) Sir Robert Stewart of Minto *(1537–1539) Archibald Dunbar of Baldoon *(1543–1544) Sir

John Stewart of Minto Sir John Stewart of Minto (1525–1583) was a Provost of Glasgow. He was the son of Robert Stewart of Minto, also a Provost of Glasgow, and Janet Murray. Their ancestral lands were at Minto in the Scottish borders. His uncle John Stewart was Lor ...

*(1544–1549) Archibald Hamilton of Medop *(1549–1550) James Hamilton of Torrance *(1550–1559) Andrew Hamilton of Cochno *(1559–1562) Robert Lindsay of Dunrod *(1565–1573) Sir

*(1573–1576) Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd *(1577)

Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill Captain Thomas Crawford or Thomas Craufurd (1530–1603) of Jordanhill (an estate in the West End of Glasgow, part of which is now a college and hospital near Victoria Park, Glasgow, Victoria Park) was a trusted confidant of Henry Stuart, Lord Da ...

*(1578–1579) Robert Stewart, 7th Earl of Lennox *(1580) Esmé Stewart, 8th Earl of Lennox *(1581–1582) Sir

Matthew Stewart of Minto Matthew Stewart of Minto (c.1545 – c.1612) was a prominent Scottish merchant who was four times Lord Provost of Glasgow. Life He was the son of John Stewart of Minto, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1565 to 1573, and his first wife Joanna Hepburn. ...

*(1583)

John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose (1548 – 9 November 1608) was a Scottish peer and Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1599 to 1604. He was Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, from 1605 to 1606. Family back ...

*(1584–1585) Sir

William Livingstone of Kilsyth Sir William Livingstone of Kilsyth (died 1627) was a Scottish landowner and courtier. Family background He was a son of William Livingstone of Kilsyth, a Master of Household to King James VI, and Christian Graham, a daughter of William Graham ...

*(1588–1589) Sir

*(1594–1597) Sir

*(1599) Sir

17th century

*(1600–1601) Sir

George Elphinstone George Elphinstone of Blythswood (died 1634) was a Scottish landowner, courtier, and Provost of Glasgow. Life George Elphinstone was the son of George Elphinstone of Blythswood (died 2 April 1585), a leading Glasgow merchant and shipowner, and ...

of Blythswood *(1604–1605) Sir

of Blythswood *(1607–1608) John Houston of Houston *(1609–1612) James Inglis *(1613) James Stewart I *(1614–1616) James Hamilton *(1617–1618) James Stewart I *(1619–1620) James Inglis *(1621–1622) James Hamilton *(1623–1624) Gabriel Cunningham *(1625–1626) James Inglis *(1627–1628) James Hamilton *(1629–1632) Gabriel Cunningham *(1633) William Stewart *(1634–1635) Patrick Bell *(1636) Colin Campbell I *(1637) James Stewart II *(1638) Patrick Bell *(1639) Gabriel Cunningham *(1640) James Stewart II *(1641–1642) William Stewart *(1643–1644) James Bell *(1645–1646) George Porterfield *(1647) James Stewart *(1648) Colin Campbell II *(1648–1649) George Porterfield *(1650) John Graham *(1651) George Porterfield *(1652) Daniel Wallace *(1655–1656) John Anderson I *(1658) John Anderson IIJohn Anderson (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection)
The Glasgow Story *(1658–1659) Sir John Bell *(1660–1661) Colin Campbell II *(1662–1663) Sir John Bell *(1664–1666) William Anderson *(1667) John Anderson II *(1668) William Anderson *(1669) James Campbell *(1670–1673) William Anderson *(1674–1675) Sir John Bell *(1676–1677) James Campbell *(1678–1681) Sir John Bell *(1682–1683) John Barns *(1684–1685) John Johnston *(1686–1687) John Barns *(1688-1689) Walter Gibson *(1689–1690) John Anderson III *(1691–1692) James Peadie of Ruchill *(1693–1694) William Napier *(1695–1696) John Anderson III *(1697–1698) James Peadie of Ruchill *(1699–1700) John Anderson III

18th century

*(1701–1703) Sir Hugh Montgomery *(1703–1705) John Anderson III *(1705–1707) John Aird *(1707–1709) Robert Rodger ( Whig) *(1709–1711) John Aird *(1711–1713) Robert Rodger ( Whig) *(1713–1715) John Aird *(1715–1717) John Bowman I *(1717–1719) John Aird *(1719–1721) John Bowman I *(1721–1723) John Aird *(1723–1725) Charles Miller *(1725–1727)

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*(1727–1728) James Peadie II *(1728–1730) John Stirling *(1730–1732) Peter Murdoch of Rosehill *(1732–1734) Hugh Rodger *(1734–1736) Andrew Ramsay *(1736–1738) John Coulter *(1738–1740) Andrew Alton *(1740–1742)

Andrew Buchanan of Drumpellier Andrew Buchanan of Drumpellier (29 January 1691 – 20 December 1759) was a Scottish tobacco merchant who was one of Glasgow's "Tobacco Lords". He served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1740 to 1742. Buchanan Street in Glasgow is named after ...

*(1742–1744) Lawrence Dinwiddie *(1744–1746) Andrew Cochrane *(1746–1748) John Murdoch of Rosebank *(1748–1750) Andrew Cochrane *(1750–1752) John Murdoch of Rosebank *(1752–1754) John Brown *(1754–1756) George MurdochGeorge Murdoch (Burrell Collection Photo Library)
The Glasgow Story *(1756–1758) Robert Christie *(1758–1760) John Murdoch of Rosebank *(1760–1762) Andrew Cochrane *(1762–1764) Archibald Ingram *(1764–1766) John Bowman II *(1766–1768) George Murdoch *(1768–1770)

James Buchanan of Drumpellier James Buchanan of Drumpellier (1726–1786) was an 18th-century tobacco merchant who twice served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1768 to 1770 and 1774 to 1776. Life He was born at Long Croft in Glasgow (now known as Virginia Street) in 1726 the ...

*(1770–1772) Colin Dunlop of Carmyle *(1772–1774) Arthur Connell *(1774–1776)

*(1776–1778) Robert Donald *(1778–1780) William French *(1780) James Coats Campbell *(1780–1782) Hugh Wyllie *(1782–1784)

Patrick Colquhoun Patrick Colquhoun ( ; 14 March 1745 – 25 April 1820) was a Scottish merchant, statistician, magistrate, and founder of the first regular preventive police force in England, the Thames River Police. He also served as Lord Provost of Glasgow 1 ...

*(1784–1786) James Coats Campbell *(1786–1788) John Riddell *(1788–1790) John Campbell of Clathick *(1790–1792)

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*(1792–1794) Gilbert Hamilton of Glenarbuck *(1794–1796) John Dunlop of Rosebank *(1796–1798)

*(1798–1800)

Lawrence Craigie Laurence or Lawrence Craigie (c.1750–c.1833) was an 18th/19th century Scottish merchant and local politician who twice served as Lord Provost of Glasgow. Life He was the eldest son of John Craigie of Kilgraston, son of Lawerence Craigie (a Baro ...

19th century

*(1800–1802) John Hamilton *(1802–1804)

*(1804–1806) John Hamilton *(1806–1808) James MacKenzie of Craigpark *(1808–1810) James Black *(1810–1812) John Hamilton *(1812–1814) Kirkman Finlay (

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) *(1814–1816) Henry Monteith *(1816–1818) James Black *(1818) Kirkman Finlay (

) *(1818–1820) Henry Monteith *(1820–1822) John Thomas Alston *(1822–1824) William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie *(1824–1826) Mungo Nutter Campbell *(1826–1828) William Hamilton son of John Hamilton *(1828–1830) Alexander Garden *(1830–1832) Robert Dalglish *(1832–1833) James Ewing *(1833–1834) Robert Grahame of Whitehill ( Whig) *(1834–1837) William Mills ( Whig) *(1837–1840) Henry Dunlop of Craigton

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( Whig) *(1840–1843) Sir James Campbell (

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) *(1843–1846) James Lumsden ( Whig) *(1846–1848) Alexander Hastie ( Whig) *(1848–1851) Sir James Anderson *(1851–1854) Robert Stewart *(1854–1857)

Sir Andrew Orr Sir Andrew Orr (1801–1872) was a Scottish wholesale stationer who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1854 to 1857. Life He was born in Glasgow in 1801. His father was Francis Orr, who was originally a pocket book maker at 15 Princes Street, ...

( Liberal) *(1857–1860) Andrew Galbraith *(1860–1863) Peter Clouston *(1863–1866) John Blackie ( Liberal) *(1866–1869) Sir James Lumsden ( Liberal) *(1869–1871) William Rae Arthur *(1871–1874) Sir James Watson *(1874–1877) Sir James Bain *(1877–1880) Sir William Collins ( Liberal) *(1880–1883) John Ure *(1883–1886) Sir William McOnie *(1886–1889) Sir James King *(1889–1892)

Sir John Muir Sir John Muir, 1st Baronet Deputy Lieutenant, DL Justice of the Peace, JP (1828–1903) was a Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1889 to 1892. He founded Finlay Muir & Co, one of the world's largest 19th century c ...

*(1892–1896) Sir James Bell *(1896–1899) Sir David Richmond

20th century

*1899–1902 – Sir Samuel Chisholm ( Liberal) *1902–1905 – Sir John Ure Primrose (

) *1905–1908 – Sir William Bilsland *1908–1911 – Sir Archibald McInnes Shaw (

) *1911–1914 – Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson ( Liberal) *1914–1917 – Sir Thomas Dunlop ( Unionist) *1917–1920 – Sir James Stewart *1920–1923 – Sir Thomas Paxton ( Unionist) *1923–1926 – Sir Matthew Walker Montgomery ( Unionist) *1926–1929 – Sir David Mason (

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) *1929–1932 – Sir Thomas Kelly (

) *1932–1935 – Sir Alexander B Swan (

) *1935–1938 – Sir John Stewart ( Labour) *1938–1941 – Sir Patrick Dollan ( Labour) *1941–1943 – John McLaren Biggar ( Labour) *1943–1945 – James Welsh ( Labour) *1945–1949 – Sir Hector McNeill ( Labour) *1949–1952 – Sir Victor Warren ( Progressive) *1952–1955 – Thomas Kerr ( Labour) *1955–1958 – Andrew Hood ( Labour) *1958–1960 – Sir Myer Galpern ( Labour) *1960–1963 – Dame Jean Roberts ( Labour) *1963–1965 – Sir Peter Meldrum ( Labour) *1965–1969 – John Johnston ( Labour) *1969–1972 – Sir Donald Liddle ( Progressive) *May–July 1972 – John Mains ( Labour) *1972–1975 – Sir William Gray ( Labour) *1975–1977 – Peter McCann ( Labour) *1977–1980 – David Hodge ( Labour) *1980–1984 – Michael Kelly ( Labour) *1984–1988 – Robert Gray ( Labour) *1988–1992 – Susan Baird ( Labour) *1992–1994 – Robert Innes ( Labour) *1994–1995 – James Shields ( Labour) *1995–1996 – Tommy Dingwall ( Labour) *1996–1999 – Pat Lally ( Labour) *1999–2003 – Alex Mosson ( Labour)

21st century

Jacqueline McLaren, Lord Provost of Glasgow in 2022 *2003–2007 – Liz Cameron ( Labour) *2007–2012 – Bob Winter ( Labour) *2012–2017 – Sadie Docherty ( Labour) *2017–2019 – Eva Bolander (

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)Lord Provost of Glasgow claimed 23 pairs of shoes on expenses

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, 8 October 2019Glasgow Lord Provost Eva Bolander resigns after expenses row
BBC News, 31 October 2019 *2019–2022 - Philip Braat ( Labour)New Lord Provost elected to Glasgow City Council
BBC News, 23 January 2020Everything you need to know about Glasgow's new Lord Provost Philip Braat
Glasgow Live, 23 January 2020 *2022– Jacqueline McLaren (

)

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Glasgow is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Glasgow. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

19th Century

*6 February 1894: The Earl of Home *6 February 1894: Lieutenant Colonel The Lord Blythswood *6 February 1894: The Lord Kelvin *6 February 1894: The Lord Overtoun *6 February 1894: Sir John Stirling-Maxwell *6 February 1894: Sir Charles Tennant *6 February 1894: Sir James King *6 February 1894: Sir John Burns *6 February 1894: Sir William Wallace Hozier *6 February 1894:

*6 February 1894: Sir Charles Cameron *6 February 1894: Brigadier General Sir Donald Matheson} *6 February 1894: Sir William Collins *6 February 1894: Sir James Bain *6 February 1894: Sir John Neilson Cuthbertson *6 February 1894: Sir William McOnie} *6 February 1894: Sir William Kenny Watson *6 February 1894: John Anderson *6 February 1894: William Rae Arthur *6 February 1894: James G. A. Baird *6 February 1894: J. C. Bolton *6 February 1894: Hugh Brown *6 February 1894: James Alexander Campbell *6 February 1894: Charles Gairdner *6 February 1894: Donald Graham *6 February 1894: Sir Thomas Mason *6 February 1894: Alexander Osborne *6 February 1894: John Guthrie Smith *6 February 1894: James Reid Stewart *6 February 1894: John Ure *16 December 1902: Sir Samuel Chisholm

21st Century

*9 July 2004: Christine Devine *9 July 2004: Alex Mosson *9 July 2004: Mary Paris *9 July 2004:

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