Liz Cameron Explained

Elizabeth Cameron
Office:Councillor, Glasgow City Council
Constituency:Garscadden/Scotstounhill
Term Start:3 May 2007
Term End:3 May 2017
Predecessor:New ward
Constituency1:Knightswood South
Term Start1:6 April 1995
Term End1:3 May 2007
Predecessor1:New ward
Successor1:Multi-member ward
Office2:Lord Provost of Glasgow
Term Start2:15 May 2003
Term End2:17 May 2007
Predecessor2:Alex Mosson
Successor2:Bob Winter
Birth Place:Partick, Glasgow
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 Glasgow City Council to represent the Knightswood South ward in 1995.

After having served as convener of the council's Art and Culture Committee from 1998 to 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: President's first task is to unite clubs and board. Stephen. Kenneth. 1 December 2007. The Herald. 15 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Council Elections 2017: All change as Glasgow waves goodbye to legends of the Chambers. Evening Times. 12 April 2017 . en. 2018-02-28.