Alexander Francis Mosson (born 27 August 1940) is a

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politician and a former Lord Provost of Glasgow. He has also represented Anderston as a councillor and served as an official of the

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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 in 1984. He was elected Lord Provost in 1999, replacing Pat Lally. He was succeeded in 2003 by

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. Mosson was associated with many notable events during his time as Lord Provost. These included: the

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between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen at

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in 2002, the twinning of the city with

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and the promotion of the £500,000,000

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Development. As Lord Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow, the Lord Provost accompanied the Queen at the opening of the Glasgow Science Centre and the Lighthouse. He represented the city at the funerals of The Queen Mother and Cardinal Thomas Winning. In November 2013, Mosson announced that he had decided to vote "Yes" in the

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, insisting the referendum campaign is "not a time for party politics".

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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 {{Scotland-provost-stub