- Bob Winter
Robert 'Bob' Winter (born 1937 in
Maryhill ,Glasgow ,Scotland ) is theLord Provost of Glasgow . He was first elected a Labourcouncillor on Glasgow City Council in 1999, serving theSummerston ward. In 2007, he was re-elected as one of four councillors for Ward 15, which includes Maryhill and the Kelvin area of Glasgow's West End. Following his re-election, he was nominated as Lord Provost by fellow councillors on Glasgow's ruling Labour group. [cite news |title=Glasgow lines up new lord provost |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6644073.stm |work=BBC news website |date=2007-05-11 |accessdate=2007-05-29 ]From 1996 to 2003, he served as a trustee of Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust. [cite press release | title =New Glasgow NHS board | publisher =Scottish Executive | date =16th October 2001 | url =http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2001/10/411 | accessdate =2007-05-29 ] He was Member of the
General Medical Council from 1996-2003, and an Associate Member from 2003. He has been Chairman of theRisk Management Authority since 2004.Winter was previously director of
social work at Strathclyde Regional Council. [cite news |first=Vivienne |last=Nicholl |authorlink=Vivienne Nicholl |title=The new lord of Glasgow |newspaper=The Evening Times|url=http://eveningtimes.co.uk/opinion/display.var.1408640.0.0.php |date=2007-05-18 |accessdate=2007-05-29 ]He is a former pupil of Allan Glen's school and an alumnus of Glasgow and Strathclyde universities. [cite web | title =Councillor Robert Winter biography | publisher =Glasgow City Council | date =2005-12-13
url =http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Council_Committees/Councillors/CouncillorsBiography/22bio.htm | accessdate =2007-05-29 ]References
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