Ian Borthwick
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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 | |
| Party | Independent |
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.
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.
