The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution. Its areas for responsibility of decision making and domestic policy in the country include the economy,education,healthcare,justice and the legal system,rural affairs,housing,the crown estate,the environment,the fire service,equal opportunities,the transportation network,and tax,amongst others.
William Arthur Waldegrave,Baron Waldegrave of North Hill is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Cabinet minister from 1990 until 1997,and is a life member of the Tory Reform Group. Since 1999,he has been a life peer in the House of Lords. Since 8 February 2009,Lord Waldegrave has been the Provost of Eton College. Additionally,he was inaugurated as Chancellor of the University of Reading on 9 December 2016.
Celtic Park is a football stadium and the home of Scottish Premiership team Celtic Football Club,in the Parkhead area of Glasgow,Scotland. With a capacity of 60,832,it is the largest football stadium in Scotland,and the eighth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Parkhead or Paradise.
Kelvinside Academy is a private day school in Glasgow,Scotland,founded in 1878. It has a capacity of over 600 pupils and spans two years of Nursery,six years of Junior School,a transition year of Senior Preparatory,and six years of Senior School,comprising fifteen years in all. Kelvinside was founded as a private school and remained so until the late 1940s when,like many similar schools,it became 'grant-aided' until 1985 when it reverted to its fully independent roots once more. Formerly for boys only,the school became fully co-educational in 1998.
Robert Haldane Smith,Baron Smith of Kelvin,is a British businessman and former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Smith was knighted in 1999,appointed to the House of Lords as an independent crossbench peer in 2008,and appointed Knight of the Thistle in the 2014 New Year Honours. He was also appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2016.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) is an independent public body which is responsible for the administration of the courts and tribunals of Scotland. The Service is led by a board which is chaired by the Lord President of the Court of Session,and employs over 1000 staff members in the country's 39 sheriff courts,34 justice of the peace courts,the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary,and at the service's headquarters in Edinburgh. The day-to-day administration of the service is the responsibility of its chief executive and executive directors. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is also responsible for providing administrative services for the Judicial Office for Scotland,the Office of the Public Guardian,the Accountant of Court,the Criminal Courts Rules Council,and the Scottish Civil Justice Council.
In Scotland,"baron" or "baroness" is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland,and a title of honour,and refers to the holder of a barony,formerly a feudal superiority or prescriptive barony attached to land erected into a free barony by Crown Charter,this being the status of a minor baron,recognised by the crown as noble,but not a peer.
The Clan Livingstone,also known as Clan MacLea,is a Highland Scottish clan,which was traditionally located in the district of Lorn in Argyll,Scotland,and is seated on the Isle of Lismore. There is a tradition of some MacLeas Anglicising their names to Livingstone,thus the Clan Livingstone Society's website also refers to the clan as the Highland Livingstones. The current chief of Clan Livingstone was recognised by Lord Lyon as the "Coarb of Saint Moluag" and the "Hereditable Keeper of the Great Staff of Saint Moluag".
Bernardus Johannes Maria "Ben" Verwaayen KBE is a Dutch businessman and a general partner of Keen Venture Partners. He was Chief Executive Officer of telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent from 2008 to 2013.
Norman Roy Blackwell,Baron Blackwell is a British former businessman,public servant,Conservative politician,campaigner and policy advisor.
Peter Lawwell is the former chief executive of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. He retired in June 2021 from his role as CEO. He was announced as successor to current Celtic chairman Ian Bankier on 2 December 2022 and took up the role as non-executive Chairman on 1 January 2023.
Stephen Andrew Carter,Baron Carter of Barnes,,is a Scottish businessman and politician. Starting his career as graduate trainee rising to CEO of J Walter Thompson UK &Ireland and COO of NTL UK &Ireland,in 2003 Carter became the founding CEO of Ofcom in the United Kingdom. He was subsequently the group CEO of Brunswick Group from 2007 until 2008,when he stepped down to join the administration of Prime Minister Gordon Brown,Initially serving in 2008 as Brown's chief of strategy,principal advisor,and the Acting Downing Street Chief of Staff,he was very briefly Minister for Communications,Technology and Broadcasting for 9 months in 2008-9. Between 2010 and 2013 he held various management positions at Alcatel-Lucent,and in 2013 he became the group CEO of Informa,an information and events company.
Alexander Park Leitch,Baron Leitch is Group Chairman of FNZ,a global wealth management technology platform,and is a British Labour peer.
Ian Derek Marchant is an English accountant and businessman. He was the Chief executive officer of Scottish and Southern Energy from 2002 to June 2013,and was chairman of Thames Water from 2018 to July 2023. Since 2023 he has held various positions at Morgan Advanced Materials.
Zameer Mohammed Choudrey,Baron Choudrey is a British-Pakistani businessman who is the chief executive of the multinational conglomerate Bestway.
Ian McLeod is a Scottish businessman and sports administrator,who is formerly chief executive officer of DFI Retail Group. McLeod was a board member of the Fulham,Melbourne Victory and St Kilda football clubs,and was CEO of The Celtic Football Club in his native Scotland. McLeod is most known for his tenure as managing director of Coles Group,an Australian retail chain,between 2008 and 2014. He is credited with doubling the company's profits and returning it to profitability.
Gavin Patterson is a businessman who was President &Chief Revenue Officer of Salesforce and Chief Executive of BT Group from 2013–19.
Currys plc is a British multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company headquartered in London,which was formed in 2014 by the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse Group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Kenny Baillie is a former CEO of the rugby clubs Glasgow Hawks,Glasgow Warriors and London Scottish;and a former player of Glasgow Hawks and Glasgow Warriors.
