Ian Borthwick

Ian Borthwick is an independent politician — formerly a member of the Labour Party[1] — and a serving councillor on Dundee City Council. He is currently Lord Provost of the City.

He is 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]

References
  1. "Lord Provost 'offered OBE to step down'". The Herald. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. Keenan, Kevin (25 June 2013). "Tribute to Ian Borthwick". Dundee Labour Party. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. Simpson, James (24 May 2017). "DUNDEE'S NEW LORD PROVOST: 'I'LL USE MY EXPERIENCE TO BENEFIT CITY'". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. "SNP to form administration with Independent on Dundee City Council". BBC News. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.


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