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The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the
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of the
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. 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
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elects a provost, but it is only the four main cities,
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,
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,
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and
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that have a Lord Provost, who also serves as the
lord-lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...
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
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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 *(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) Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox *(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, Scottish Borders, Minto in the Scottish borders. His unc ...
*(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 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, Scottish Borders, Minto in the Scottish borders. His unc ...
*(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 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 backgr ...
*(1584–1585) Sir William Livingstone of Kilsyth *(1588–1589) 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. ...
*(1594–1597) 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. ...
*(1599) 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. ...


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
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 *(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 f ...
( Whig) *(1709–1711) John Aird *(1711–1713)
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 f ...
( 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 Major-General John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822) was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Batt ...
*(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 w ...
*(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 (1690–1759) 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 him. Life Andrew Buchana ...
*(1742–1744)
Lawrence Dinwiddie Lawrence Dinwiddie of Germiston (1696–1764) was an 18th-century Scottish tobacco lord who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1742 to 1744. Dinwiddie Street in the Germiston area of north Glasgow is named in his honour. Life He was born ...
*(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 in ...
*(1748–1750)
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 ...
*(1750–1752)
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 in ...
*(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 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 in ...
*(1760–1762)
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 ...
*(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 began ...
*(1764–1766) John Bowman II *(1766–1768) George Murdoch *(1768–1770) James Buchanan of Drumpellier *(1770–1772)
Colin Dunlop of Carmyle Colin Dunlop of Carmyle (1706–1777) was an 18th-century Scottish tobacco lord and banker, who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1770 to 1772. Life He was born at Garnkirk House on 7 January 1706 the sixth son of James Dunlop of Garnk ...
*(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 John Coates-Campbell or John Coats Campbell of Clathick (1721–1804) was an 18th-century Scottish merchant and philanthropist who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow 1788 to 1790. Life He was born in 1721 the son of Archibald Coates and his ...
*(1790–1792)
James McDowall James Samuel McDowall (born 6 January 1988) is a New Zealand libertarian politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2020 general election as a representative of the ACT New Zealand party. Political career Prior to pa ...
*(1792–1794) Gilbert Hamilton of Glenarbuck *(1794–1796) John Dunlop of Rosebank *(1796–1798)
James McDowall James Samuel McDowall (born 6 January 1988) is a New Zealand libertarian politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2020 general election as a representative of the ACT New Zealand party. Political career Prior to pa ...
*(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)
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 ...
*(1804–1806) John Hamilton *(1806–1808) James McKenzie *(1808–1810) James Black *(1810–1812) John Hamilton *(1812–1814) Kirkman Finlay (
Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...
) *(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 was ...
*(1816–1818) James Black *(1818) Kirkman Finlay (
Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...
) *(1818–1820)
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 was ...
*(1820–1822)
John Thomas Alston John Thomas Alston of Moore Park (1780–1857) was a 19th-century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1820 to 1822. Life He was born in Glasgow, one of six children of John Alston (1743–1818), a bank cashier with the Th ...
*(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. A ...
( Whig) *(1834–1837) William Mills ( Whig) *(1837–1840)
Henry Dunlop of Craigton Henry Dunlop of Craigton FRSE DL (1799–1867) was a Scottish cotton manufacturer and merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1837 to 1840. Life He was born on 7 June 1799 in Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire the third son of James Dun ...
FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This soci ...
( Whig) *(1840–1843) Sir James Campbell ( Conservative) *(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 the son of Francis Orr, originally a pocket book maker at 15 Princes Street but later the ...
(
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
) *(1857–1860)
Andrew Galbraith Andrew Galbraith (1799–1885) was a 19th-century Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1857 to 1860. Life He was born in Campbeltown on 6 February 1799. Together with his younger brother Archibald Galbraith they ...
*(1860–1863)
Peter Clouston Peter Clouston (1807–1888) was a Scottish insurance broker and philanthropist who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1860 to 1863. Life He was born in Greenock on 10 August 1807. His father died when he was an infant and his widowed ...
*(1863–1866)
John Blackie John Blackie LLD DL (1805–1873) was a 19th-century Scottish publisher and the "son" of Blackie & Son who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1863 to 1866. The company specialised in printing annotated bibles and religious works includin ...
(
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
) *(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 G ...
(
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
) *(1869–1871) William Rae Arthur *(1871–1874) Sir James Watson *(1874–1877)
Sir James Bain Sir James Bain of Crofthead (1817–1898) was a Scottish iron-founder who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1874 to 1877. Bain Street in Glasgow is named after him. Life He was born in Glasgow on 22 January 1817 the son of Robert Bain (died ...
*(1877–1880) Sir William Collins (
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
) *(1880–1883) John Ure *(1883–1886) Sir
William McOnie Sir William McOnie DL LLD (1813–1894) was a Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1883 to 1886. Life He was born in Port of Menteith on 3 March 1813 the eldest of three brothers. In 1840 he set up business with hi ...
*(1886–1889)
Sir James King Sir James King, 1st Baronet, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (13 July 1830 – 1 October 1911) was a Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow 1886 to 1889. He was Director of the Clydesdale Bank for over forty ...
, Bt. *(1889–1892)
Sir John Muir Sir John Muir, 1st Baronet DL 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 companies. Life He was born on 8 Decemb ...
, 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 Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
) *1902–1905 – Sir
John Ure Primrose Sir John Ure Primrose DL LLD (1847–1924) was a Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1902 to 1905 and as Chairman of Rangers Football Club from 1912 to 1923. He was also Chairman of the Clyde United Navigation Trust ...
( Conservative) *1905–1908 –
Sir William Bilsland Sir William Bilsland LLD (17 March 1847 – 27 August 1921) was a Scottish baker who owned one of Scotland's largest bakeries, and was Lord Provost of Glasgow. He was an elder of the United Free Church of Scotland and a supporter of the tem ...
*1908–1911 – Sir Archibald McInnes Shaw ( Conservative) *1911–1914 –
Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson, 1st Baronet (1 August 1851 – 11 July 1944), was a Scottish politician, businessman and philanthropist, and former Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. His brother was Robert Macaulay Stevenson, a painter assoc ...
(
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
) *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, G ...
( 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 Moderate is an ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In American ...
) *1929–1932 – Sir Thomas Kelly (
Moderates Moderate is an ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In American ...
) *1932–1935 – Sir Alexander B Swan (
Moderates Moderate is an ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In American ...
) *1935–1938 – Sir
John Stewart John Stewart may refer to: Business * John Aikman Stewart (1822–1926), American banker * John Killough Stewart (1867–1938), businessman and philanthropist in Queensland, Australia * John K. Stewart (1870–1916), American entrepreneur and inve ...
(
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1938–1941 – Sir Patrick Dollan (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1941–1943 –
John McLaren Biggar John McLaren Biggar (1874 – 8 August 1943) was a Scottish politician. Born in Glasgow, Biggar was educated at the Glasgow City Public School before becoming an accountant.Dictionary of Scottish Architects,John McLaren Biggar In time, he found ...
(
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1943–1945 – James Welsh (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1945–1949 – Sir Hector McNeill (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1949–1952 – Sir
Victor Warren Sir Victor Dunn Warren DL JP (1903–1953) was a 20th century Scottish explosives manufacturer who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1949 to 1952. Life and work He was born on 21 May 1903 in Glasgow, the son of David Dunn Warren (founde ...
(
Progressive Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...
) *1952–1955 – Thomas Kerr (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1955–1958 – Andrew Hood (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1958–1960 – Sir Myer Galpern (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1960–1963 – Dame Jean Roberts (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1963–1965 – Sir Peter Meldrum (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1965–1969 – John Johnston (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1969–1972 – Sir
Donald Liddle Sir Donald Ross Liddle LLD (11 October 1906 – 12 November 1989) was a Scottish corporate director who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1969 to 1972. He was the last Protestant Lord Provost of Glasgow in the 20th century. Life He was bor ...
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Progressive Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...
) *May–July 1972 – John Mains (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1972–1975 –
Sir William Gray Sir William Stevenson Gray LLD (3 May 1928 – 9 July 2000) was a 20th century Scottish business director and Chairman of Clan FM who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1972 to 1975. He was Chairman of the Scottish Special Housing Associatio ...
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Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1975–1977 – Peter McCann (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1977–1980 – David Hodge (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1980–1984 – Michael Kelly (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1984–1988 – Robert Gray (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1988–1992 –
Susan Baird Susan Baird (26 May 1940 – 24 January 2009) was the Labour Party Councillor for the Braidfauld ward of the City of Glasgow, Scotland. She served as the second female Lord Provost of the city from 1988 to 1992. She was appointed CBE in the 19 ...
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Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1992–1994 – Robert Innes (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1994–1995 – James Shields (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the 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 ...
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Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1996–1999 – Pat Lally (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *1999–2003 – Alex Mosson (
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the 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 Gl ...
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Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and 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 ...
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Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the 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 for ...
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Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
) *2017–2019 – Eva Bolander (
Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
)Lord Provost of Glasgow claimed 23 pairs of shoes on expenses
BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadca ...
, 8 October 2019
Glasgow 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 si ...
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Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
)New Lord Provost elected to Glasgow City Council
BBC News, 23 January 2020
Everything you need to know about Glasgow's new Lord Provost Philip Braat
Glasgow Live, 23 January 2020
*2022– Jacqueline McLaren (
Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
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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 Sir James King, 1st Baronet, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (13 July 1830 – 1 October 1911) was a Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow 1886 to 1889. He was Director of the Clydesdale Bank for over forty ...
, *6 February 1894: Sir John Burns, *6 February 1894: Sir William Wallace Hozier, *6 February 1894:
Sir John Muir Sir John Muir, 1st Baronet DL 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 companies. Life He was born on 8 Decemb ...
, *6 February 1894:
Sir Charles Cameron Sir Charles Cameron, 1st Baronet, (18 December 1841 – 2 October 1924), was a Scottish doctor, newspaper editor and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. Cameron was born in Dublin, the son of John Cameron, newspaper proprietor of Glasgow and ...
, *6 February 1894: Brigadier General Sir Donald Matheson, *6 February 1894: Sir William Collins, *6 February 1894:
Sir James Bain Sir James Bain of Crofthead (1817–1898) was a Scottish iron-founder who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1874 to 1877. Bain Street in Glasgow is named after him. Life He was born in Glasgow on 22 January 1817 the son of Robert Bain (died ...
, *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 Sir Samuel Chisholm, 1st Baronet (23 September 1836 – 27 September 1923), was a Scottish Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician and Lord Provost of Glasgow. Chisholm stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal candidate for Glasgow C ...


21st Century

*9 July 2004: Christine Devine, *9 July 2004: Alex Mosson *9 July 2004: Mary Paris *9 July 2004:
Robert Winter Dr. Robert W. Winter (July 17, 1924 - February 9, 2019) was an architectural historian. He was the Arthur G. Coons Professor of the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Occidental College, Los Angeles. He is particularly known for his contributions ...
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References

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