Eva Bolander
Eva Bolander is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She sits as a councillor for the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward, having first been elected in a by-election in 2015.[1]
Eva Bolander | |
|---|---|
| Councillor, Glasgow City Council | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2015 | |
| Constituency | Anderston/City/Yorkhill Anderston/City (2015–17) |
| Lord Provost of Glasgow | |
| In office 18 May 2017 – 30 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sadie Docherty |
| Succeeded by | Philip Braat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Children | 2[1] |
She was the Lord Provost of Glasgow, elected in May 2017,[2] the first member of the SNP to hold this post.
In October 2019, she came under scrutiny for spending on shoes, clothes and cosmetics. The £8,000 she spent over 28-months in office was within the £5,000 annual allowance but it was still considered excessive by some of the public.[3] The day after the figures were published, Bolander apologised, stating "Although the spending incurred was within the rules, on reflection there are items which I should not have chosen to reclaim" and stated that she would repay some of the money.[4] In the wake of the criticism over her expenses claims, Bolander resigned as Lord Provost on 30 October 2019.[5]
Personal life edit
Born and brought up in Stockholm, Sweden, Bolander moved to Glasgow after the accession of Sweden to the EU in 1995. She had first visited Glasgow in the 1980s, competing in the World Pipe Band Championships, visiting the city regularly and later starting a relationship with a Scot which led her to relocate permanently.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Eva Bolander — Once a visiting piper from Sweden, now Glasgow's Lord Provost". The National. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow's new Lord Provost Eva Bolander was elected today at a meeting of the full council.pic.twitter.com/lHuUrnJfk4". @GlasgowCC. Glasgow City Council. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Lord Provost of Glasgow claimed 23 pairs of shoes on expenses, BBC News, 8 October 2019
- ^ Lord Provost apologises over £8000 clothing expenses bill STV News, 9 October 2019
- ^ Glasgow Lord Provost Eva Bolander resigns after expenses row, BBC News, 31 October 2019