Chieftains
The 2025 Chieftain is Provost Iain Campbell
Every year the committee invites a local dignitary to act as Gathering chieftain. Below you can see all of the Lowland Gathering chieftains since 1982.
| 1982 Provost Dr. James Boyle | 1991 Marquis of Ailsa | 1999 Malky McCormick | 2008 Jimmy Lindsay | 2017 Robert Gibson | |
| 1983 Dr. Neil Brown | 1992 Ezekiel Sturgeon C.A | 2000 Provost Liz Foulks | 2009 Linton McMillan | 2018 Patrick Dromgoole | |
| 1984 Alick Sim | 1992 Ezekiel Sturgeon C.A. | 2001 Eric Allan | 2010 Kevin Reilly | 2019 Steven Brown | |
| 1985 Provost Gibson Macdonald | 1993 Gerry Brennan | 2002 George Deed | 2011 John Dalrymple-Hamilton | 2022 Lorna & Ritchie Conaghan | |
| 1986 Jimmy McGregor | 1994 Provost Gibson Macdonald | 2003 Marjory Gibson | 2012 Denis Reid. | 2023 Callum Govus | |
| 1987 Alistair Murray | 1995 Jim Delahunt | 2004 Provost Gordon McKenzie. | 2013 Provost Helen Moonie | 2024 Alan Jeans | |
| 1988 Cpt. North Dalrymple-Hamilton | 1996 Cllr. Ian Walsh | 2005 Cathy Jamieson MSP | 2014 Elaine Mitchell | 2025 Adam Oellermann | |
| 1989 Malky McCormack | 1997 Sandy Grant Gordon | 2006 Provost Winifred Sloan | 2015 Hugh Brown | ||
| 1990 Provost Daniel McNeil | 1998 Inspector David Seawright | 2007 Conn Lynch | 2016 Robert Jess | ||