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 Scotland's longest-serving councillor[2] and Dundee's most senior 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]

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". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Reception to mark 50 years as Dundee councillor". Evening Telegraph. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Keenan, Kevin (25 June 2013). "Tribute to Ian Borthwick". Dundee Labour Party. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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