List of provosts of Dundee

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The Lord Provost of Dundee is the chair and civic head of the Dundee City Council in Scotland. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead and Lord Lieutenant for the city. They are equivalent in many ways to the institution of Mayor that exists in other countries.

Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a Provost, but it is only the four largest cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee that have a Lord Provost. This is enshrined in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

The Mediaeval burgh of Dundee was administered by officials known as "Bailies", Provosts and the office of "Constable of Dundee". The office of Provost as the single chief official of the burgh was not created until the 1480s.

List of provosts and lord provosts

Provosts

15th century

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16th century

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17th century

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18th century

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19th century

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Lord Provosts

Tenure Provost Political party
1890–1893 Alexander Mathewson
1893–1896 Sir James Low
1896–1899 Henry McGrady
1899–1902 William Hunter
1902–1905 Charles Barrie
1905–1908 William Longair
1908–1914 Sir James Urquhart
1914–1920 Sir William Don
1920–1923 Sir Alexander Spence
1923–1929 Sir William High
1929–1932 George Anderson Johnston
1932–1935 William Huntley Buist
1935–1940 Sir John Phin
1940–1946 Sir Garnet Wilson style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Liberal Party
1946–1949 Archibald Powrie
1949 John Campsie Adamson
1949–1952 Richard Fenton
1952–1954 William Black
1954–1960 William Hughes style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour
1960–1967 Maurice McManus
1967–1970 Alexander MacKenzie
1970–1973 William K. Fitzgerald
1973–1975 Thomas W. Moore
1975–1977 Charles D.P. Farquhar
1977–1980 Henry W.C. Vaughan
1980–1984 James P. Gowans rowspan="7;" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour
1984–1992 Thomas Mitchell
1992–1995 Thomas M. McDonald
1995–1996 Norman A. McGowan[1]
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1999–2001 Helen Wright[2]
2001–2012 John Letford[3]
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2012–2017 Bob Duncan[4] style="background-color: Template:Party color" | SNP
2017–2022 Ian Borthwick[5] style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Independent
2022–present Bill Campbell[6]Template:Efn style="background-color: Template:Party color" | SNP

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Dundee is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Dundee. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

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19th Century

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