Ian Borthwick

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.

Councillor
Ian Borthwick
MBE
Lord Provost of Dundee
In office
22 May 2017 – 5 May 2022
Preceded byBob Duncan
Lord Provost of Dundee
Personal details
BornDundee, Scotland
Political partyIndependent

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
  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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