The Supreme Council for Thirty-Third and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for Scotland and the Dominions and Dependencies of the British Crown and other Parts of the World consists of nine members, all of whom are expert and prominent Free and Accepted Masons in Scotland and hold the 33˚ of Grand Inspector General.
The Council oversees the Twenty Nine Degrees of the Scottish Rite, although only five of these degrees are
regularly worked today, these are the 18˚ Rose Croix, 30˚ Knight Kadosh, 31˚, 32˚ and 33˚.
The Supreme Council for Scotland of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite consists of
the following distinguished brethren:
M∴P∴ Sovereign Grand Commander J.M. Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet, CBE, OStJ
The current M∴P∴ Sovereign Grand
Commander J.M. Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet 33˚ succeeded to the
Supreme Council on the 28th March 1984.
After serving the Council for 11 years he became the Sovereign Grand Commander in
1995.
In addition he served as Grand Master Mason of
the Grand Lodge of Scotland between 1983 and 1988 and retired as Grand Constable of the Great Priory of Scotland serving between 1983 and 1988.
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M∴Ill∴ Grand Chamberlain Doctor David Kerr Huggan 33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand Master of Ceremonies Doctor David K Huggan 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 20th October 2004.
The M∴Ill∴ Grand Master of Ceremonies John F Herrick 33˚ succeeded to the council on the
22nd March 2006.
He served as Provincial Grand Master of Dunbartonshire between 2002 and 2007.
He is also the current Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
M∴Ill∴ Grand Captain of the Guard David McVey Kerr 33˚˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand Captain of the Guard David McVey Kerr 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 15th October 2008.
M∴Ill∴ Grand Standard Bearer Ewan Rutherford 33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand Standard Bearer Ewan Rutherford 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 24th June 2009.
Brother Rutherford is also a past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, The Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Edinburgh and Grand Marischal in the Royal Order of Scotland.
M∴Ill∴ Grand Sword Bearer Henry G Petrie 33˚
M∴Ill∴ Grand Secretary General Alexander Galbraith 33˚
Brother Galbraith is also a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Renfrew West, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Temple and is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
Brother Galbraith served the Great Priory of Scotland as Grand Marischal for 14 years before retiring in 1998, he is also a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow and West of Scotland, Royal Order of Scotland.
The Supreme Council has also given Honorary membership to thirteen deserving brethren, 10 of whom have already served on the
Supreme Council or as a Deputy, the 33˚ has also been conferred on the thirty three Serving Deputies worldwide.