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Ian Lang Livingstone, CBE, DL (born 23 February 1938) is a Scottish businessman; former Chairman of the board of Motherwell College; former Chairman of Motherwell Football Club; former Chairman of Lanarkshire Health Board; and former Chairman of the Lanarkshire Development Agency.

Early life and career

Ian Lang Livingstone was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire on 23 February 1938 and was educated at the Hamilton Academy.[citation needed]From the Academy Livingstone entered the University of Glasgow, qualifying in Law in 1960 and subsequently engaged (1962-86) with the firm of Ballantyne & Copland, Solicitors, Motherwell, becoming a Senior Partner (and, since 1989, consultant solicitor.) Since 1987 he has been Chairman and Director of his family property investment and development company. Livingstone has been a member of the Boards of numerous companies, including serving as Chairman of Motherwell Football Club from 1973-87. [1]

Public and voluntary sector appointments

Ian Livingstone served as Chairman of the Lanarkshire Development Agency from 1991-2000 and as Chairman of Lanarkshire Health Board (now NHS Lanarkshire) from 1993-2002.

A former Chairman of the Board of Motherwell College (1989-97), Livingstone is Honorary Solicitor to the Dalziel High School War Memorial Trust and since 1990, a member of the Dalziel High School Board. He has been a Governor of the David Livingstone Memorial Trust since 1988, and Chairman of the Trust since 2008. [1]

Awards and honours

Ian Livingstone was appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 1993, “For services to business and to the community and health in Lanarkshire.” [2] He was appointed CBE in 1998 and, in 2008, a Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire and awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of the West of Scotland in the same year.

References

  1. ^ a b Debrett’s Biographies – Ian Livingstone Retrieved 8 November 2010
  2. ^ The Independent - Queen’s Birthday Honours 1998 Retrieved 8 November 2010

Dalziel High School War Memorial Trust

National Health Service (NHS) Lanarkshire

Motherwell Football Club

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