Susan Aitken
Susan Aitken | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Glasgow City Council | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Frank McAveety |
| Leader of the Scottish National Party Group on Glasgow City Council | |
| Assumed office March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Graeme Hendry |
| Glasgow City Councillor for Langside (Ward 7) | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1971 (age 52–53) Biggar, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow, Strathclyde University |
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.
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
- ^ Paterson, Stewart (16 May 2012). "Recount upholds election outcome". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Susan Aitken to lead Glasgow SNP group". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Jamieson, David (18 March 2017). "SNP say "transformative" plans for local elections will survive #ScotRef polarisation". CommonSpace. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow City Council's new SNP leader Susan Aitken 'open to coalition deal'". The Herald. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow City Council on Twitter". Twitter. Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Braiden, Gerry (9 May 2017). "Glasgow rejoining local government fold as new SNP leadership makes break with past". The Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Women win 12-year equal pay battle with Glasgow city council, The Guardian, 17 January 2019
- ^ Glasgow City Council sends women equal pay settlement offers, BBC News, 22 May 2019
External links
- profile on Glasgow City Council website
- Use dmy dates from June 2012
- Living people
- Scottish politicians
- Scottish women in politics
- 1971 births
- Scottish National Party councillors
- Councillors in Glasgow
- Leaders of local authorities of the United Kingdom
- Politicians from South Lanarkshire
- Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Women Councillors in Glasgow