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Former Aberdeen City Council chief executive Sue Bruce has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
She was named on the New Year’s Honours list in recognition of her long and distinguished career in local government.
Dame Sue, who was in post in Aberdeen between 2008-2010 and played a key role in the independence referendum count in September, is now chief executive of Edinburgh City Council.
She said: “This honour is something that I never expected to receive and as a lifelong public servant, it is a tremendous privilege to be recognised in this way.
“From my first job as a youth and community worker for Strathclyde Regional Council back in 1976, I have been hugely proud to dedicate myself to local government and am now in my 39th year of public service.”
Dame Sue said her current job “undoubtedly” represented the pinnacle of her career.
“Of course, I couldn’t have got as far as I have without the support of the people around me and this honour is as much for them as it is for me,” she added.
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