Dimitri Batrouni

Cllr Dimitri Batrouni became Leader of Newport Council in May 2024, has served as a Councillor since May 2022 in Newport and previously as opposition Leader in another Council and as Cabinet Member for a range of areas, including Organisational Transformation.

Dimitri is the Welsh Local Government Association lead/spokesperson for Digital Leadership.

As an IT graduate, Dimitri has an extensive working background and has worked at both UK and Welsh Parliaments in senior researcher roles and lectured politics at the University of Bristol.

Dimitri was a Senior Analyst for the Independent Monitoring Authority attached to the Ministry of Justice to monitor Brexit and citizens’ rights.