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List of provosts of Edinburgh

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The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Edinburgh is the convener of the City of Edinburgh Council. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. They are also ex officio the Lord-Lieutenant of Edinburgh. They are equivalent in many ways to the institution of Mayor that exists in many other countries.

While some of Scotland's local authorities elect a Provost, only the four main cities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee) have a Lord Provost. In Edinburgh this position dates from 1667, when Charles II elevated the Provost to the status of Lord Provost, with the same rank and precedence as the Lord Mayor of London. The title of Lord Provost is enshrined in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

Current lord provost

In total, there have been 256 provosts and lord provosts.

The current lord provost is Robert Aldridge.

Past provosts of Edinburgh

The first named individual overseeing Edinburgh was William de Dederyk, in 1296, who is described as an alderman. The second named alderman is John Wigmer in 1344. This is followed by William Guppeld, 1362–1369, and Sir Adam Forrester of Corstorphine in 1373.Grant's Old and New Edinburgh

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  • (1377) John de Quhitness (John of Whiteness) first use of the term "Provost" on 18 May 1377
  • (1378) Sir Adam Forrester (see above)
  • (1381) John de Camera (John of Chambers)
  • (1387) Andrew Yutson or Yichtson
  • (1392) John of Dalrymple

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  • 2003 Lesley Hinds (Labour)
  • 2007 George Grubb (Liberal Democrat) {{cite web |url=http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1064&id=760232007 |title=Ex-church minister is city's new Provost |work=Scotsman.com |date=16 May 2007}}
  • 2012 Donald Wilson (Labour) {{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/computer-teacher-elected-lord-provost-of-edinburgh-1-2301207 |title=Computer teacher elected Lord Provost of Edinburgh |work=Scotsman.com |date=17 May 2012}}
  • 2017 Frank Ross (Scottish National Party) {{Cite web|title=SNP's Frank Ross named as new Lord Provost of Edinburgh|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/snps-frank-ross-named-new-lord-provost-edinburgh-822980|access-date=2022-02-23|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com|language=en}}
  • 2022 Robert Aldridge (Liberal Democrat) {{Cite web|title=Edinburgh appoints new Lord Provost|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/13480/edinburgh-appoints-new-lord-provost|access-date=2022-05-26|website=www.edinburgh.gov.uk|language=en}}

References

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  • {{cite book|author-link=John Anderson (genealogist, 1789–1832)|last=Anderson|first=John|title=Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton |url=https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal00ande|location=Edinburgh |date=1825}}

External links

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