Summary
Ian Borthwick MBE is a former independent politician — initially a member of the Labour Party[1] — who served in local government starting in 1963, and was Lord Provost of Dundee between 2017 and 2022.
Ian Borthwick MBE | |
|---|---|
| Lord Provost of Dundee | |
| In office 22 May 2017 – 5 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Duncan |
| Lord Provost of Dundee | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dundee, Scotland |
| Political party | Independent |
He was Scotland's longest-serving councillor[2] and Dundee's oldest politician, having celebrated fifty years in local government in June 2013.[3] He was first elected to Dundee Town Council in 1963, then joined Tayside Regional Council in 1975 and Dundee City Council in 1996.[4]
In 2017, Borthwick became Lord Provost of Dundee at the age of 78, following an agreement which saw the SNP group on the council form a minority administration.[5][6]
In 2022, Borthwick retired after sixty years as a councillor and five years as the city's lord provost.
References edit
- ^ "Lord Provost 'offered OBE to step down'". The Herald. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Alan (30 January 2013). "'Infantile and an affront' — veteran councillor disgusted by scenes in City Chambers". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Reception to mark 50 years as Dundee councillor". Evening Telegraph. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Keenan, Kevin (25 June 2013). "Tribute to Ian Borthwick". Dundee Labour Party. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Simpson, James (24 May 2017). "DUNDEE'S NEW LORD PROVOST: 'I'LL USE MY EXPERIENCE TO BENEFIT CITY'". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "SNP to form administration with Independent on Dundee City Council". BBC News. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.