Eric Milligan (politician)
Eric Milligan (born 27 January 1951) was one of the Councillors for Sighthill/Gorgie ward, Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] He was Convener of the Lothian and Borders Police Board from 2003 until 2007. He retired as a councillor in 2017.[2] He is a member of the Labour Party.
Milligan was born on 27 January 1951.[3] He was the last Convener of Lothian Regional Council (abolished at local government reorganisation in 1996 ). He subsequently became a member of the City of Edinburgh Council and Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1996–2003), one of the longest-serving holders of the office.[4] He is a supporter of Heart of Midlothian FC.
Milligan received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2004[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Councillor Eric Milligan". City of Edinburgh Council.
- ^ "Edinburgh's longest serving councillor to stand down in 2017". Edinburgh Evening News.
- ^ "Milligan, Eric". WHO'S WHO 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ The Scotsman, May 5, 2003
- ^ "HW Minutes 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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