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{{Short description|Scottish politician (born 1963)}}
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| constituency_MP3 = [[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]]
| constituency_MP3 = [[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]]
| parliament3 = Scottish
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| majority3 = 3,535 (12.6%)
| majority3 = 8,312, (25.5%)
| term_start3 = 5 May 2011
| term_start3 = 5 May 2011
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| term_end3 = 25 March 2021
| predecessor3 = [[Cathy Peattie]]
| predecessor3 = [[Cathy Peattie]]
| successor3 =
| successor3 = [[Michelle Thomson]]


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| birth_place = [[Stornoway]], Scotland
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'''Angus MacDonald''' [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (born 11 Ocbober 1963) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] politician, [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] for Falkirk East since 2011.<ref>‘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 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U254384 accessed 13 Jan 2014]</ref>
'''Angus MacDonald''' [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|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 (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]] from 2011 to 2021.


==Education==
==Early life==
MacDonald was born on 11 October 1963 in [[Stornoway]].<ref name="FH 23Dec2004">{{cite news |url=http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/snp-romp-home-in-by-election-1-298747 |title=SNP romp home in by-election |work=Falkirk Herald |date=23 December 2004 |accessdate=18 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517192958/http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/snp-romp-home-in-by-election-1-298747 |archive-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>'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 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U254384 Retrieved 13 Jan 2014]</ref> 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<ref name="FH 23Dec2004"/> and was also a [[Justice of the Peace]] during the same period.
Angus was educated at Grangemouth High School, Keil School, the College of Estate Management and the Centre for Industrial Studies


==Political career==
==Work and politics==
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.<ref name="FH 23Dec2004"/>
He was elected a [[Scottish National Party]] [[Councillor]] to [[Falkirk Council]] on 16 December 2004, with 56% of the vote. A former Falkirk District Councillor and [[Justice of the Peace]] from 1992 until 1996, he served on various committees in his role as a councillor include Economic Strategy & Development, Education, Housing & Social Care, Investment, Planning, Grangemouth Common Good Fund and Grangemouth Area Forum until standing down to concentrate on his position as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk East. He was elected to serve the Falkirk East constituency, gaining over 50% of the vote, ousting Cathy Peattie who had been the MSP since 1999. At the Scottish Parliament he is 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.


In [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]] He was elected to serve the [[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]] constituency, gaining over 50% of the vote, ousting [[Labour Party (UK)|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.<ref name="session4">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.scot/msps/95919.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202150212/http://www.parliament.scot/msps/95919.aspx |archive-date=2017-02-02 |title=Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2011–2016):Angus MacDonald |publisher=Scottish Parliament |accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref>
Angus is the MSP for Falkirk East at the Scottish Parliament. 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 Mod which was held in Falkirk district in October 2008. He was re-elected to [http://www.falkirk.gov.uk Falkirk Council] at the local elections held on 3 May 2007, which was run using the [[single transferable vote]] system for the first time in Scotland, gaining the most first preference votes of any Grangemouth candidate. Angus stood down from Falkirk Council on 2 May 2012 to concentrate on his work in the Scottish Parliament, to which he was elected on 5 May 2011.

He was re-elected in 2016. He has announced his intention to step down at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.<ref name="stepdown1">{{cite web |last1=Beaton |first1=Ailean |title=Angus MacDonald to step down as MSP |url=https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,angus-macdonald-to-step-down-as-msp_15623.htm |website=Holyrood Magazine |date=11 June 2020 |accessdate=31 August 2020}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/so-far-so-good-for-mod-1-291594 |title=So far so good for Mod |work=Falkirk Herald |date=14 October 2008 |accessdate=18 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517235444/http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/so-far-so-good-for-mod-1-291594 |archive-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{SP-MSP}}
*[http://www.angusmacdonald.info] The campaign website for Angus MacDonald
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170711191446/http://www.angusmacdonald.info/ archive] of personal website
*[http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/coins/member.asp?id=783&name=MacDonald%2C+Angus] Councillor Angus MacDonald - Falkirk Council Webpage
* [http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/coins/member.asp?id=783&name=MacDonald%2C+Angus] Councillor Angus MacDonald – Falkirk Council Webpage


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Latest revision as of 12:58, 2 October 2024

Not to be confused with Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat politician).

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
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