Frank McAveety
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Councillor Frank McAveety |
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| Leader of Glasgow City Council | |
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Assumed office 10 September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Matheson |
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In office 1997–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Gould |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Gordon |
| Glasgow City Councillor for Shettleston (Ward 19) | |
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Assumed office 3 May 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Euan McLeod |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | John Mason |
| Majority | 2,881 (19.5%) |
| Personal details | |
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27 July 1962 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Teacher (English and History) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Frank McAveety (born 27 July 1962) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and from 10 September 2015 the leader of Glasgow City Council, having been elected to represent Ward 19 (Shettleston) at the Council elections in May 2012. He was formerly the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston from 1999 until 2011.
Frank was born 27 July 1962 in Glasgow and brought up in the city's Barmulloch district. He was educated in Glasgow at All Saints Secondary School, followed by the University of Strathclyde, from which he graduated in 1983, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History.
After receiving a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from St Andrew's College of Education (now part of the University of Glasgow) in 1984, McAveety began a career as a secondary school teacher. He taught English at schools across the South side and the East End of Glasgow.
He was a member of Glasgow District Council from 1988 until 1996 and served as Convenor of the Arts and Culture Committee, which developed the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art and initiated plans for the large-scale redevelopment of Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow.
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