Provost of Fife

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The Provost of Fife is the ceremonial head of Fife Council, a Scottish unitary authority covering the historic county of Fife. Along with the duties of an ordinary councillor, it is the Provost's duty to promote the values of the council, provide an example to others and enhance the reputation of the council and Fife.

The Provost is elected every five years by the members of the Council. The title was reinstated in May 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/frances-is-fife-s-first-female-provost-1-147661 |title=Frances Is Fife's First Female Provost |work=Fife Today |date=24 May 2007 |accessdate=6 January 2017 }} The current Provost is Councillor Jim Leishman.

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Elected ! colspan="2" \| Provost ! colspan="2" \| Deputy ! Notes
May 2017 \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Scottish Labour Party}}" \| \| Jim Leishman \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Scottish National Party}}" \| \| Julie Ford \| Leishman was the first ever Provost of Fife to be re-elected.{{cite news\|url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/sense-of-history-as-jim-and-julie-take-the-fife-chains-1-4450068 \|title=Sense of history as Jim and Julie take the Fife chains \|work=Fife Today \|date=18 May 2017 \|accessdate=6 January 2017 }}
May 2012 \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Scottish Labour Party}}" \| \| Jim Leishman {{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18102491 \|title=Jim Leishman elected as Fife's provost \|work=BBC News \|date=17 May 2012 \|accessdate=6 January 2017 }} \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Scottish Labour Party}}" \| \| Kay Morrison {{cite news\|url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/sports-centre-name-row-continues-to-rumble-on-1-2547264 \|title=Sports centre name row continues to rumble on \|work=Fife Today \|date=26 September 2012 }} \|
May 2007 \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| Frances Melville \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Scottish National Party}}" \| \| Lizz Mogg (Dec 2007){{cite news\|url=http://www.citylocal.co.uk/Fife/news-in-Fife/fife-news-fife-welcomes-cllr-lizz-mogg-as-fife-deputy-provost-11106/ \|title=Fife News : Fife Welcomes Cllr Lizz Mogg as Fife Deputy Provost \|work=City Local \|date=20 December 2007 \|accessdate=7 January 2017 }} \| Melville was the first woman to be Provost of Fife.
May 2004 \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Scottish Labour Party}}" \| \| John Simpson {{cite news\|url=http://www.onfife.com/fife-council-provost-0 \|title=John Simpson becomes first Provost of Fife \|work=Dunfermline Press \|date=20 May 2004 }} \| \| \|

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Elected

! colspan="2" | Provost

! colspan="2" | Deputy

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May 2017

| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |

| Jim Leishman

| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |

| Julie Ford

| Leishman was the first ever Provost of Fife to be re-elected.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/sense-of-history-as-jim-and-julie-take-the-fife-chains-1-4450068 |title=Sense of history as Jim and Julie take the Fife chains |work=Fife Today |date=18 May 2017 |accessdate=6 January 2017 }}

May 2012

| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |

| Jim Leishman {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18102491 |title=Jim Leishman elected as Fife's provost |work=BBC News |date=17 May 2012 |accessdate=6 January 2017 }}

| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |

| Kay Morrison {{cite news|url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/sports-centre-name-row-continues-to-rumble-on-1-2547264 |title=Sports centre name row continues to rumble on |work=Fife Today |date=26 September 2012 }}

May 2007

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |

| Frances Melville

| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |

| Lizz Mogg (Dec 2007){{cite news|url=http://www.citylocal.co.uk/Fife/news-in-Fife/fife-news-fife-welcomes-cllr-lizz-mogg-as-fife-deputy-provost-11106/ |title=Fife News : Fife Welcomes Cllr Lizz Mogg as Fife Deputy Provost |work=City Local |date=20 December 2007 |accessdate=7 January 2017 }}

| Melville was the first woman to be Provost of Fife.

May 2004

| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |

| John Simpson {{cite news|url=http://www.onfife.com/fife-council-provost-0 |title=John Simpson becomes first Provost of Fife |work=Dunfermline Press |date=20 May 2004 }}

References

External links

[http://fife.gov.uk/ Fife Council]

Category:Politics of Fife

Fife

Category:2004 establishments in Scotland