Angus MacDonald
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Falkirk East
In office
5 May 2011 – 25 March 2021
Preceded byCathy Peattie
Succeeded byMichelle Thomson
Majority8,312, (25.5%)
Personal details
BornStornoway, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party

Angus MacDonald JP DL (born 11 October 1963) is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk East from 2011 to 2021.

Early life

MacDonald was born on 11 October 1963 in Stornoway.[1][2] He was educated at Grangemouth High School, Keil School, the College of Estate Management and the Centre for Industrial Studies. He was a member of Falkirk District Council 1992–1996[1] and was also a Justice of the Peace during the same period.

Political career

He was elected a Scottish National Party Councillor to Falkirk Council for the Inchyra Ward in a by-election on 16 December 2004, with 56% of the vote.[1]

In 2011 He was elected to serve the Falkirk East constituency, gaining over 50% of the vote, ousting Labour's Cathy Peattie who had been the MSP since 1999. During the fourth Parliament he was a Member of the Economy, Energy & Tourism Committee, the Public Petitions Committee, the Scottish Commission for Public Audit and the Cross Party Group on Gaelic.[3]

He was re-elected in 2016. He has announced his intention to step down at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.[4]

Other activities

He has served as a Governor of the Stirlingshire Educational Trust and Convener of An Comunn Gaidhealach (Falkirk Branch). In addition he was Chairman of the Mod 2008 Falkirk organising committee, co-ordinating plans for the Royal National Mòd which was held in Falkirk district in October 2008.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "SNP romp home in by-election". Falkirk Herald. 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ^ 'MacDONALD, Angus', Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 Retrieved 13 Jan 2014
  3. ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2011–2016):Angus MacDonald". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ Beaton, Ailean (11 June 2020). "Angus MacDonald to step down as MSP". Holyrood Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ "So far so good for Mod". Falkirk Herald. 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

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Scottish Parliament Preceded byCathy Peattie Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk East 2011–2021 Succeeded byMichelle Thomson


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