John Alexander (councillor)
John Alexander is a Scottish National Party (SNP) councillor and the current Leader of Dundee City Council.
John Alexander | |
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Official Portrait 2022, John Alexander | |
| Leader of Dundee City Council | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Guild |
| Councillor of Dundee City Council for Strathmartine Ward 1 | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Helen Dick |
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| Born | June 1988 Dundee, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse | Sarah Alexander (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee |
John Alexander was first elected to the Strathmartine Ward (Ward 1) in the 2012 Scottish council election with 1245 1st preference votes, becoming Dundee's youngest ever serving councillor at 23 years old.
In the 2017 election, he was re-elected with an increase in 1st preference votes of 57%. Alexander subsequently became Leader of Dundee City Council after striking a deal to form an administration with veteran councillor, Ian Borthwick.
Following the SNP's success in the 2022 Dundee City Council election, Alexander was returned to the role of Leader of Dundee City Council after securing a majority administration. This is currently the only majority SNP administration in Scotland.