George Grubb

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George D. W. Grubb is since May 2007 the Lord Provost and ex officio Lord-Lieutenant of Edinburgh. He is also a Liberal Democrat councillor of the City of Edinburgh Council for Almond ward.

He is a Church of Scotland minister, and was minister at Craigsbank Parish Church, Corstorphine, Edinburgh from 1971 until his retirement in 2001 after thirty years. He is married to wife Liz and has two children.

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[edit] Early life

George Grubb was born in Edinburgh (in 1935) and was educated at James Gillespie’s Boys School, Edinburgh, the Royal High School, Edinburgh, the Open University (BA, 1974 and BPhil, 1983), the University of Edinburgh (BD, 1978) and San Francisco Theological Seminary (DMin, 1993). He was ordained a minister by the Methodist Church in Stoke-on-Trent in 1962, later transferring to the Church of Scotland. From 1962 until 1970 he served as a Chaplain in the Royal Air Force.

George once called for the monarchy to be scrapped and in 1998 criticised the Church of Scotland for being out of touch saying that the only growth the Kirk was looking for was in bureaucracy.[1]

[edit] Council career

George Grubb was first elected to the Council in 1999 as is a member of the Liberal Democrats and was chairperson of the party's group on the Council from 2000 to 2007.

George was chosen as Lord Provost of Edinburgh in May 2007 after the Liberal Democrats became the largest party on the council after the 2007 council elections. The Liberal Democrats selected him for the post after fellow councillor Marilyne MacLaren withdrew from contention and therefore became the first Liberal Democrat Lord Provost of Edinburgh.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ex-Kirk minister favourite in Provost race
  2. ^ Ex-church minister is city's new Provost]

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Preceded by
Lesley Hinds		 Lord Provost of Edinburgh
2007 – present		 Incumbent