Editing Glasgow City Council (section)

===Leadership===
''For leaders before 1996 see [[Politics of Glasgow#History of leaders and administrations|Politics of Glasgow]]''

The council is ceremonially headed by the [[Lord Provost of Glasgow]], who [[convener|convenes]] meetings of the council and performs associated tasks as a general civic leader. The role dates from the 15th century. Since 1893, when the city was made a county of itself, the Lord Provost has also acted as [[Lord Lieutenant]] of the city. The current Lord Provost, elected in May 2022 after that month's [[2022 Glasgow City Council election|election]], is Jacqueline McLaren.

Political leadership is provided by the [[leader of the council]]. The council changed from an executive-led governance system to a committee-led system in September 2017, with the leader of the council since then chairing the City Administration Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNDNNT0GDNDX|title=Wayback Machine|website=www.glasgow.gov.uk}}</ref> The leaders since 1996 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/calendar.asp |website=Glasgow City Council |access-date=29 January 2023}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To 
|-
| Bob Gould || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|1 Apr 1996 || align=right|23 Oct 1997
|-
| [[Frank McAveety]] || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|23 Oct 1997 || align=right|6 May 1999
|-
| [[Charlie Gordon]] || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|20 May 1999 || align=right|24 May 2005
|-
| [[Steven Purcell]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Steven Purcell resigns as councillor after quitting as Glasgow City Council leader |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/steven-purcell-resigns-as-councillor-after-1052347 |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=5 March 2010}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|24 May 2005 || align=right|2 Mar 2010
|-
| [[Gordon Matheson]] || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|13 May 2010 || align=right|10 Sep 2015
|-
| [[Frank McAveety]] || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|10 Sep 2015 || align=right|May 2017
|-
| [[Susan Aitken]] || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|18 May 2017 || align=right|
|}