Robert 'Bob' Winter is the Lord Provost of Glasgow. He was first elected a Labour

Scottish Labour Party

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 councillor

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 on Glasgow City Council

Politics of Glasgow

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 in 1999, serving the Summerston

Summerston

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 ward. In 2007, he was re-elected as one of four councillors for Ward 15, which includes Maryhill and the Kelvin area of Glasgow's West End. Following his re-election, he was nominated as Lord Provost by fellow councillors on Glasgow's ruling Labour group.

From 1996 to 2003, he served as a trustee of Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS

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 Trust

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. He was Member of the General Medical Council

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 from 1996 to 2003, and an Associate Member from 2003. He has been Chairman of the Risk Management Authority

Risk Management Authority

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 since 2004.

Winter was previously director of social work

Social work

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 at Strathclyde Regional Council

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He is a former pupil of Allan Glen's school

Allan Glen's School

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 and an alumnus of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

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 and Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

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universities.