Alexander Francis Mosson (born 27 August 1940) is a
Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak o ...
politician and a former
Lord Provost of Glasgow
The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. 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 equiv ...
. He has also represented
Anderston
Anderston ( sco, Anderstoun, gd, Baile Aindrea) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the north bank of the River Clyde and forms the south western edge of the city centre. Established as a village of handloom weavers in the early 18th ce ...
as a councillor and served as an official of the
Transport and General Workers' Union
The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland – where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU) to differentiate its ...
.
Political career
Mosson served prison sentences in the 1960s for housebreaking, shoplifting and assault, which he attributed to being an alcoholic at the time; an affliction he later overcame. He was first elected as a
Glasgow councillor for
Anderston
Anderston ( sco, Anderstoun, gd, Baile Aindrea) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the north bank of the River Clyde and forms the south western edge of the city centre. Established as a village of handloom weavers in the early 18th ce ...
in 1984. He was elected Lord Provost in 1999, replacing
Pat Lally. He was succeeded in 2003 by
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 Gl ...
.
Mosson was associated with many notable events during his time as Lord Provost. These included: the
UEFA Champions League Final
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between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen at
Hampden Park
Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...
in 2002, the twinning of the city with
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. and the promotion of the £500,000,000
Glasgow Harbour
Glasgow Harbour is an urban regeneration scheme at Partick in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Construction
After many years of dereliction caused by the decline of shipbuilding and the migration of Glasgow's docks to the Firth o ...
Development.
As Lord Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow, the Lord Provost accompanied the Queen at the opening of the
Glasgow Science Centre
Glasgow Science Centre is a visitor attraction located in the Clyde Waterfront Regeneration area on the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Queen Elizabeth II opened Glasgow Science Centre on 5 July 2001. It is one of Scotland's m ...
and the Lighthouse. He represented the city at the funerals of
The Queen Mother
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and
Cardinal Thomas Winning.
In November 2013, Mosson announced that he had decided to vote "Yes" in the
2014 Scottish independence referendum
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, insisting the referendum campaign is "not a time for party politics".
References
Alex Mosson
1940 births
Living people
Councillors in Glasgow
Scottish Labour councillors
People educated at St Mungo's Academy
Lord Provosts of Glasgow
People from Anderston
Scottish people convicted of assault
British people convicted of burglary
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