Robert Rickaby Winter CBE (born 31 March 1937) is a Scottish former politician who was Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2007 until 2012.
Bob Winter was employed in Local Authority Social Work in the West of Scotland between 1954 and 1996, with breaks for National Service and university study.
His career included roles from Welfare Officer to Director of Social Work Greenock and Port Glasgow.
[2] After retirement from his career in Social Work, Winter took up politics, being first elected a Labour Councillor on Glasgow City Council in 1999, serving the Summerston ward.
[5] Following his re-election in 2007, Winter was nominated as Lord Provost by fellow Councillors on Glasgow's ruling Labour group.