Angus MacNeil
Angus Brendan MacNeil ( Scottish Gaelic Aonghas Brianan MacNèill ; born July 21, 1970 in Tangasdale , Barra ) is a Scottish politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Life
MacNeil was born in the hamlet of Tangasdale on the Hebridean island of Barra. He attended Castlebay School and the Nicolson Institute on Lewis before graduating from Strathclyde University with an engineering degree. MacNeil then worked as a BBC reporter in Inverness and then took positions on Mull and Fort William . Most recently he worked as a primary school teacher in Eoligarry on Barra. McNeil is married and has three daughters.
Political career
MacNeil first appeared in the 2001 general election to national elections. In the constituency of Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber , however, he only achieved the second largest share of the vote behind the Labor candidate David Stewart and thus missed the entry into the British House of Commons . In the general election in 2005 MacNeil ran for the mandate of the constituency Na h-Eileanan an Iar , whose mandate the Labor politician Calum MacDonald held since 1987. On election day, MacNeil won 44.9% of the votes and thus received the constituency's mandate. He defended his mandate in the following 2010 , 2015 and 2017 .
McNeil gained wider notoriety when he and Martin Bell initiated investigations into the award of Life Peerages in return for financial contributions. In 2006 he was named the best Scottish politician in the House of Commons for this reason.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Angus MacNeil in Hansard (English)
- ↑ a b Information from the SNP
- ↑ Results of the 2001 general election ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Results of the general election 2010 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Results of the general election in 2015 and 2017
- ↑ BBC News: Bell presses Blair over honors , April 15, 2006
- ↑ Winner of the political prizes ( Memento from May 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Angus MacNeil at Hansard (English)
- Information from the SNP
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacNeil, Angus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacNeil, Angus Brendan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tangasdale , Barra , Scotland |