Liz Cameron
Elizabeth Cameron | |
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Councillor, Glasgow City Council | |
In office 3 May 2007 – 3 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | New ward |
Constituency | Garscadden/Scotstounhill |
In office 6 April 1995 – 3 May 2007 | |
Preceded by | New ward |
Succeeded by | Multi-member ward |
Constituency | Knightswood South |
Lord Provost of Glasgow | |
In office 15 May 2003 – 17 May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Alex Mosson |
Succeeded by | Bob Winter |
Personal details | |
Born | Partick, Glasgow |
Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Profession | Lecturer |
Liz Cameron is a former Lord Provost of Glasgow.[1]
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 Glasgow District Council in 1992, she was elected to the new City of Glasgow Unitary Authority to represent the Knightswood South ward in 1995.
After having served as Convener of the Council's Art and Culture Committee from 1998–2003, she was unanimously elected by the city council to replace Alex Mosson as Lord Provost in May 2003, a post which she held for four years. After her term as Lord Provost, she sat as a councillor for a further 10 years, before retiring from the council at the 2017 elections.[2]
She is married to Duncan Cameron, a president of the Camanachd Association.[1]
References
- ^ a b Stephen, Kenneth (1 December 2007). "President's first task is to unite clubs and board". The Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Council Elections 2017: All change as Glasgow waves goodbye to legends of the Chambers". Evening Times. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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