Muir Russell
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Sir Muir Russell KCB DL FRSE |
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| Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow | |
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In office 1 October 2003 – 1 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Professor Sir Graeme Davies |
| Succeeded by | Professor Anton Muscatelli |
| Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Executive |
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In office May 1998 – July 2003 |
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| First Minister |
Donald Dewar Henry McLeish Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Sir Russell Hillhouse |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Elvidge |
| Chair of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland | |
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In office 2008–2010 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Neil McIntosh |
| Succeeded by | Dr Michael Ewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Alastair Muir Russell 9 January 1949 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Alison Mackay |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Sir Alastair Muir RussellKCB DL FRSE is a former civil servant and former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, and Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.
Russell was born on 9 January 1949 in Glasgow and educated at the High School of Glasgow, which was then the city's grammar school, and at the University of Glasgow, where he took a First in Natural Philosophy.
He joined the Scottish Office in 1970 and became Secretary of the Scottish Development Agency on its establishment in Glasgow in 1975. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland from 1981 to 1983 and was seconded to the Cabinet Office in 1990. He was appointed Permanent Secretary at The Scottish Office in May 1998, and to the Scottish Executive since its establishment in 1999.
He took office as Principal of the University of Glasgow on 1 October 2003, but attracted much criticism for his handling of the 2006 lecturers' strike, as well as attempts to close the University's Crichton Campus in Dumfries and for receiving pay rises which were much greater than the rate of inflation. He retired in October 2009, and was succeeded by Professor Anton Muscatelli, former Vice-Principal of the University and former Principal of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. On 7 October 2008, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced Sir Muir would succeed Sir Neil McIntosh as Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.
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