About Des McNulty
Des McNulty is Chair of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership Hub Advisory Board, having previously been Dean for Public Policy and subsequently Assistant Vice Principal for Economic Development and Civic Engagement at the University of Glasgow. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University and Chairs the Academic Advisory group supporting Glasgow City Council. Before joining Glasgow University, Des served as Minister for Social Justice and as Chair of the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee, having been first elected in 1999. He had senior roles in Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Regional Council and led the Strathclyde Water Referendum which secured the water and sewerage industry in Scotland under public ownership.