Gordon Matheson CBE is a former Scottish Labour Party politician and a former leader of Glasgow City Council.
[2] In the May 2012 local government elections, he led the Scottish Labour Party to victory, increasing the share of the vote by 3.4% and securing an overall majority in Glasgow.
[4] Matheson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to local government and the community.
[7] After losing the deputy leadership election in August 2015, he announced that he would stand down as leader of Glasgow City Council.
[8] Matheson has subsequently taken up a position as a visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde's Institute for Future Cities – part of its economics department.