Susan Aitken

Susan Aitken (born November 1971) is a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of Glasgow City Council since 2017. A member of the Scottish National Party, she has been the leader of the SNP group on the council since 2014 and a councillor for the Langside ward since 2012.

Councillor

Susan Aitken
Leader of Glasgow City Council
Assumed office
18 May 2017
Preceded byFrank McAveety
Leader of the Scottish National Party Group on Glasgow City Council
Assumed office
March 2014
Preceded byGraeme Hendry
Glasgow City Councillor
for Langside (Ward 7)
Assumed office
3 May 2012
Personal details
BornNovember 1971 (age 49)
Biggar, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow, Strathclyde University

Political career

Aitken was elected to represent the ward of Langside in the 2012 Glasgow City Council election.[1] In March 2014, she was made leader of the SNP Group at Glasgow City Council following the resignation of Graeme Hendry.[2] She is also the SNP's Local Government Convener.[3]

She was re-elected as a councillor at the 2017 Glasgow City Council election where the SNP became the largest party.[4]

Aitken took office as leader of the SNP-led administration on 9 May 2017, formally appointed as such on 18 May 2017,[5] and immediately wrote to COSLA on behalf of Glasgow City Council, seeking to rejoin.[6]

On 19 January 2019, Councillor Aitken agreed that the Council would meet equal pay settlements after Court of Session ruled against Glasgow City Council in a long-running legal dispute. Workers later took part in industrial action with support of the GMB and Unison unions over delays to agree compensation payments and a new pay and benefits scheme.[7][8]

References
  1. Paterson, Stewart (16 May 2012). "Recount upholds election outcome". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. "Susan Aitken to lead Glasgow SNP group". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. Jamieson, David (18 March 2017). "SNP say "transformative" plans for local elections will survive #ScotRef polarisation". CommonSpace. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. "Glasgow City Council's new SNP leader Susan Aitken 'open to coalition deal'". The Herald. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. "Glasgow City Council on Twitter". Twitter. Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. Braiden, Gerry (9 May 2017). "Glasgow rejoining local government fold as new SNP leadership makes break with past". The Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  7. Women win 12-year equal pay battle with Glasgow city council, The Guardian, 17 January 2019
  8. Glasgow City Council sends women equal pay settlement offers, BBC News, 22 May 2019
  • profile on Glasgow City Council website
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