Alex Mosson

Alex Mosson 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.

Political career

Mosson was first elected councillor for Anderston in 1984. He was elected Lord Provost in 1999, replacing Pat Lally. He was succeeded in 2003 by Liz Cameron.

Mosson was associated with many notable events during his time as Lord Provost. These included the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park in 2002, the twinning of the city with Havana and the promotion of the £500 million Glasgow Harbour 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 has decided to vote Yes in the Scottish independence referendum, 2014, insisting the referendum campaign is "not a time for party politics".[1] Mosson served time in the 1960s for housebreaking, shoplifting and assault

Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/news/council-threatens-to-throw-the-book-at-author-1-1434097

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish independence: Labour grandee backs Yes vote". 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Pat Lally		 Lord Provost of Glasgow
1999–2003		 Succeeded by
Liz Cameron


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