Sadie Docherty Explained

Sadie Docherty
Office:Councillor, Glasgow City Council
Constituency:Linn
Term Start:3 May 2007
Term End:3 May 2017
Predecessor:New ward
Office1:Lord Provost of Glasgow
Term Start1:17 May 2012
Term End1:17 May 2017
Predecessor1:Bob Winter
Successor1:Eva Bolander
Birth Date:6 June 1956
Birth Place:Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland
Party:Scottish Labour
Alma Mater:University of Strathclyde

Sadie Docherty (née Boyle; born 6 June 1956)[1] is a Scottish politician who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2012 to 2017.[2]

She belongs to the Labour Party and previously sat as a councillor for Ward 1, Linn. She worked as a manager for the Glasgow Housing Association prior to becoming Lord Provost.[2]

Docherty was born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow to Patrick and Margaret Boyle. At age 2, the family moved to Castlemilk.[2] She was educated at Dougrie Terrace Primary School and St Margaret Mary's Secondary School before studying Public Administration at the Glasgow College of Technology and Scottish Local Authority Management at the University of Strathclyde.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: About. 27 June 2017. Lord Provost of Glasgow. 8 November 2012.
  2. News: Nicoll. Vivienne. End of an era: Glasgow's Lord Provost Sadie Docherty hangs up her chains. 27 June 2017. Evening Times. 4 April 2017. en.