The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the

convener The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of the

Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, largely with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Glasgow district of th ...

. Elected by the city councillors, the Lord Provost serves not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. 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 Scottish

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

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Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), a ...

and

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

that have a Lord Provost, who also serves as the

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for the city. This is codified in the '' Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994''. As of 2017, the role attracts an 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 Rolls-Royce Ghost, donated by

Boyd Tunnock Sir Archibald Boyd Tunnock, (born 25 January 1933), usually known as Sir Boyd Tunnock, is the current owner of Tunnock's, a family-owned confectionery business based in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, UK. He is the grandson of the firm's founder ...

in 2018.

List of provosts and lord provosts

The

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of Glasgow was administered on behalf of the Bishops of Glasgow 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 prominent Scottish nobleman. Stewart was the son of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie. He died ...

*(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 *(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 John Stewart of Minto *(1573–1576) Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd *(1577) Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill *(1578–1579) Robert Stewart, 7th Earl of Lennox *(1580) Esmé Stewart, 8th Earl of Lennox *(1581–1582) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto *(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 backgro ...

*(1584–1585) Sir William Livingstone of Kilsyth *(1588–1589) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto *(1594–1597) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto *(1599) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto

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 Robert Rodger MP (c.1650–c.1720) was a 17th/18th century Scottish merchant who twice served as Lord Provost of Glasgow including the critical junction of the Act of Union 1707 when the overarching power translated to London. He served as MP ...

( Whig) *(1709–1711) John Aird *(1711–1713)

( 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) John Stark *(1727–1728) James Peadie II *(1728–1730) John Stirling *(1730–1732)

Peter Murdoch of Rosehill Peter Murdoch of Rosehill (1670–1761) was an 18th-century Scottish sugar merchant and refiner who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1730 to 1732. Life He was born in Glasgow in 1670, the son of Patrick Murdoch (1627–1681) and his ...

*(1732–1734) Hugh Rodger *(1734–1736) Andrew Ramsay *(1736–1738) John Coulter *(1738–1740) Andrew Alton *(1740–1742) Andrew Buchanan of Drumpellier *(1742–1744) Lawrence Dinwiddie *(1744–1746)

Andrew Cochrane Andrew Cochrane of Brighouse (1693–1777) was an 18th-century tobacco lord and a slave trade owner who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow three times, more than any other person: 1744/5, 1748/9, and 1760/1. Cochrane Street in central Glasgow w ...

*(1746–1748)

John Murdoch of Rosebank John Murdoch of Rosebank (1709–1776) was an 18th-century Scottish tobacco lord who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow three times: 1746–1748, 1750–1752 and 1758–1760, with his brother-in-law Andrew Cochrane serving in the i ...

*(1748–1750)

*(1750–1752)

*(1752–1754) John Brown *(1754–1756)

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George Murdoch (Burrell Collection Photo Library)
The Glasgow Story *(1756–1758) Robert Christie *(1758–1760)

*(1760–1762)

*(1762–1764)

Archibald Ingram Archibald Ingram (1699–1770) was an 18th-century tobacco lord who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1762 to 1764. Ingram Street in the city centre was named in his honour in 1781. Life He was born in or near Glasgow in 1699. He bega ...

*(1764–1766) John Bowman II *(1766–1768)

*(1768–1770) James Buchanan of Drumpellier *(1770–1772) Colin Dunlop of Carmyle *(1772–1774)

Arthur Connell Arthur Connell FRS FRSE (30 November 1794 – 31 October 1863) was a Scottish chemist and mineralogist. The mineral Connellite is named after him. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 30 November 17 ...

*(1774–1776) James Buchanan of Drumpellier *(1776–1778) Robert Donald *(1778–1780) William French *(1780) James Coats Campbell *(1780–1782) Hugh Wyllie *(1782–1784) Patrick Colquhoun *(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 Baron ...

19th century

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

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

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) *(1814–1816)

Henry Monteith Henry Monteith of Carstairs (1764–1848) was a Scottish businessman and Tory politician who twice served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1814 to 1816 and 1818 to 1820, and as MP for Linlithgow 1820 to 1826 and 1830 to 1831. Life He ...

*(1816–1818) James Black *(1818) Kirkman Finlay (

) *(1818–1820)

*(1820–1822)

John Thomas Alston John Thomas Alston of Moore Park (1780–1857) was a 19th-century Scottish merchant who served as List of provosts of Glasgow, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1820 to 1822. Life He was born in Glasgow, one of six children of John Alston (1743–1818) ...

*(1822–1824)

William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie (1787–1871) was a 19th-century Scottish sugar trader who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1822 to 1824. Life He was born on 12 January 1787 on Dunlop Street in Glasgow. He was second son of Archibald S ...

*(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 Robert Grahame of Whitehill (1759–1851) was an 18th/19th century Scottish lawyer who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow 1833 to 1834. Life He was born in Glasgow in 1759 the son of Thomas Grahame a lawyer (d.1791) and trained as a lawyer. ...

( 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 ( Liberal) *(1857–1860) Andrew Galbraith *(1860–1863) Peter Clouston *(1863–1866) John Blackie ( Liberal) *(1866–1869)

Sir James Lumsden Sir James Lumsden DL (1808–1879) was a Scottish stationer and merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1866 to 1869. He was known as the Knight of Arden. History The eldest son of James Lumsden who served as Lord Provost of ...

( 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, Bt. *(1889–1892) Sir John Muir, Bt. *(1892–1896) Sir James Bell, Bt. *(1896–1899)

Sir David Richmond Sir David Richmond (14 July 1843 – 15 January 1908) was a Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1896 to 1899. He was Director of David Richmond and Co., tube makers (later renamed City Tube Works). Life He was b ...

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, Bt ( Unionist) *1917–1920 – Sir James Stewart *1920–1923 – Sir Thomas Paxton ( Unionist) *1923–1926 – Sir

Matthew Walker Montgomery Sir Matthew Walker Montgomery DL (18 April 1859''Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950'' – 8 August 1933) was a Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1923 to 1926. Life He was born in Hutchesontown, ...

( Unionist) *1926–1929 –

Sir David Mason Sir David Mason (11 May 1862 – 1 April 1940) was a Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1926 to 1929. Life Mason was born in Tradeston, Glasgow, the son of George Johnston Mason and Agnes Allison.''Scotland, Select ...

OBE ( Moderates) *1929–1932 – Sir Thomas Kelly ( Moderates) *1932–1935 – Sir Alexander B Swan ( Moderates) *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 Francis Thomas Dingwall (1930 – 30 December 2019) was a Scottish politician who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1995 to 1996. Early life and career Francis Thomas Dingwall was born in Glasgow in 1930. His working life was spent at Albio ...

( Labour) *1996–1999 – Pat Lally ( Labour) *1999–2003 –

Alex Mosson Alexander Francis Mosson (born 27 August 1940) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and a former Lord Provost of Glasgow. He has also represented Anderston as a councillor and served as an official of the Transport and General Workers' Union. ...

( Labour)

21st century

*2003–2007 –

Liz Cameron Liz Cameron is a former Lord Provost of Glasgow. Born in Partick, Glasgow, she graduated from the University of Glasgow and became a college lecturer, teaching at Bell College of Technology in Hamilton. First elected as a Labour member of the ...

( Labour) *2007–2012 –

Bob Winter Robert Rickaby Winter (born 31 March 1937) is a Scottish former politician who was Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2007 until 2012. Early life Winter was born on 31 March 1937 in the Maryhill area in the north of the city and was educated at Allan ...

( Labour) *2012–2017 –

Sadie Docherty Sadie Docherty (''née'' Boyle; born 6 June 1956) is a Scottish politician who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2012 to 2017. She belongs to the Labour Party and previously sat as a councillor for Ward 1, Linn. She worked as a manager fo ...

( 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 Bailie Philip Braat (born 1976) is a Scottish Labour politician serving as the Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2020 until 2022. He previously served as Deputy Lord Provost from 2017 to 2020. He has represented the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward s ...

( 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: Sir John Muir, *6 February 1894: Sir Charles Cameron, *6 February 1894: Brigadier General Sir Donald Matheson, *6 February 1894:

Sir William Collins Sir William Collins (1817–1895) was a Scottish publisher, prominent in the temperance movement who served as Glasgow's Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880. He was the first fully abstaining Lord Provost of Glasgow and gained the nickname ...

, *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, Esq. *6 February 1894: William Rae Arthur, Esq. *6 February 1894: James G. A. Baird, Esq. *6 February 1894: J. C. Bolton, Esq. *6 February 1894: Hugh Brown, Esq. *6 February 1894: James Alexander Campbell, Esq. *6 February 1894: Charles Gairdner, Esq. *6 February 1894: Donald Graham, Esq. *6 February 1894: Sir Thomas Mason, *6 February 1894: Alexander Osborne, Esq. *6 February 1894: John Guthrie Smith, Esq. *6 February 1894: James Reid Stewart, Esq. *6 February 1894: John Ure, Esq. *16 December 1902: Sir Samuel Chisholm, 1st Baronet

21st Century

*9 July 2004: Christine Devine, *9 July 2004:

*9 July 2004: Mary Paris *9 July 2004: Robert Winter,

References

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