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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 Scottish
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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
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for the city. This is codified in the ''
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''. 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
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, donated by
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in 2018.


List of provosts and lord provosts

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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 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)
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 ...
*(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 Lord ...
*(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 in the Scottish borders. His uncle John Stewart was Lord ...
*(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) was a trusted confidant of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, ...
*(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 Sir William Livingstone of Kilsyth (died 1627) was a Scottish landowner and courtier. He was a son of William Livingstone of Kilsyth and Christian Graham, a daughter of William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith and Margaret Mowbray of Barnbougle, wid ...
*(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)
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*(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)
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 *(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)
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George 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)
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*(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 ...
*(1770–1772) Colin Dunlop of Carmyle *(1772–1774) Arthur Connell *(1774–1776)
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 ...
*(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 ...
*(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 *(1792–1794) Gilbert Hamilton of Glenarbuck *(1794–1796) John Dunlop of Rosebank *(1796–1798) James McDowall *(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)
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 ...
*(1804–1806) John Hamilton *(1806–1808) James McKenzie *(1808–1810) James Black *(1810–1812) John Hamilton *(1812–1814)
Kirkman Finlay Kirkman Finlay (April 1773 – 4 March 1842) was one of the leading merchants in Glasgow, Scotland. He was Lord Provost of Glasgow and Member of Parliament. Life Kirkman Finlay was born in the Gallowgate, the second son of well known Glasgow me ...
(
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 Kirkman Finlay (April 1773 – 4 March 1842) was one of the leading merchants in Glasgow, Scotland. He was Lord Provost of Glasgow and Member of Parliament. Life Kirkman Finlay was born in the Gallowgate, the second son of well known Glasgow me ...
(
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 *(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 Robert Dalglish (4 January 1808 – 20 June 1880) was a Scottish Radical politician. He was the Member of Parliament MP for Glasgow from 1857 to 1874. Life Dalglish was born in Glasgow, the son of Robert Dalglish (1770–1844) the Lord Provos ...
*(1832–1833) James Ewing *(1833–1834) Robert Grahame of Whitehill ( Whig) *(1834–1837) William Mills ( Whig) *(1837–1840) Henry Dunlop of Craigton
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 Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
) *(1843–1846) James Lumsden ( Whig) *(1846–1848) Alexander Hastie ( Whig) *(1848–1851) Sir
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*(1851–1854) Robert Stewart *(1854–1857) Sir Andrew Orr (
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 *(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 (
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 (
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 *(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 *(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, Bt. *(1892–1896) Sir James Bell, Bt. *(1896–1899) Sir David Richmond


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 (
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
) *1905–1908 – Sir William Bilsland *1908–1911 – Sir Archibald McInnes Shaw (
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
) *1911–1914 – Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson (
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 (
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 (
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 ( Progressive) *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 Sir Peter Lowrie Meldrum (6 March 1910 – 31 October 1965) was a Scottish politician who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow. Meldrum became a trade union official, and in 1939 was elected to Glasgow City Council, representing Fairfield ward for th ...
(
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 ( Progressive) *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 (
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 ...
(
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 (
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 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. ...
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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 ...
)


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 ...
(
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 (
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, *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 James Alexander Campbell may refer to: * James Alexander Campbell (politician) (1825–1908), Scottish MP and privy councillor * James A. Campbell (Medal of Honor) (1844–1904), American Civil War soldier * James Campbell (rugby union) (1858–190 ...
, 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 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. ...
*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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