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robbie glen

EX-governor OF BARLINNIE PRISON

Robbie Glen is a hugely respected after dinner speaker and former Governor of Barlinnie Prison, regarded as one of the finest speakers on the UK circuit. With his dry Scottish wit, brilliant timing and hilarious tales from a lifetime in the Prison Service, Robbie has the rare ability to keep audiences laughing from start to finish while remaining warm, relaxed and effortlessly engaging.

A popular choice for corporate dinners, Burns Suppers, golf days and business events, Robbie has entertained audiences all over the world. His speaking engagements have taken him from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to St Andrew’s Day Balls in Vancouver and Singapore, along with Burns events in Cairo, Calgary and Edmonton, and conference dinners in Frankfurt and Lisbon.

Robbie joined the Scottish Prison Service in 1969 and went on to serve at Polmont, Longriggend and Edinburgh Prison before becoming Governor of Castle Huntly and Dungavel Prison. He also served as Deputy and Acting Governor of Barlinnie Prison and later Governor of Cornton Vale, Scotland’s only female prison at the time. Scottish writer William McIlvaney even based the story “The Prisoner” on Robbie following a visit to Dungavel Prison.

Married with two daughters, Robbie is also known for his warmth and humanity away from the platform. Alongside prison staff and inmates, he helped develop a walking aid for his profoundly handicapped daughter which later went on to be used in hospitals and schools across Scotland. A keen golfer and lifelong Burns enthusiast, Robbie remains one of Scotland’s safest and most entertaining after dinner speakers.