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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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 profiles of MSPs: Angus MacDonald
  • archive of personal website
  • [1] Councillor Angus MacDonald – Falkirk Council Webpage
Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk East
20112021
Succeeded by