A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. Four cities, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost (mayor). The Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow enjoy the style of "The Right Honourable" before their names. A Lord Provost has a higher status than Lord Mayor in other parts of the United Kingdom.

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  • A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. Four cities, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost (mayor). The Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow enjoy the style of "The Right Honourable" before their names. A Lord Provost has a higher status than Lord Mayor in other parts of the United Kingdom. He is ex officio the Lord Lieutenant for that city, in accordance with section 1 of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 - allowing the city council to choose its own representative from the Queen. Permission to use the title 'Lord Provost" is granted to a city by The Queen under the Royal Prerogative, acting on the advice of Government Ministers.
  • Le Lord Provost est le représentant de l'autorité municipale dans les principales villes d'Écosse. Quatre villes seulement ont le droit de nommer un Lord Provost à leur tête au lieu d'un maire. Les Lord Provost d'Édimbourg ou Glasgow portent le titre The Right Honourable devant leur nom. Un Lord Provost a un statut protocolaire supérieur à celui d'un Lord Mayor. Il est de droit le Lord Lieutenant de sa ville - en permettant au conseil municipal de choisir son propre représentant de la reine.
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  • A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. Four cities, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost (mayor). The Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow enjoy the style of "The Right Honourable" before their names. A Lord Provost has a higher status than Lord Mayor in other parts of the United Kingdom.
  • Le Lord Provost est le représentant de l'autorité municipale dans les principales villes d'Écosse. Quatre villes seulement ont le droit de nommer un Lord Provost à leur tête au lieu d'un maire. Les Lord Provost d'Édimbourg ou Glasgow portent le titre The Right Honourable devant leur nom. Un Lord Provost a un statut protocolaire supérieur à celui d'un Lord Mayor.
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