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Angus MacNeil
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas Brianan MacNèill; born 21 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Na h-Eileanan an Iar from 2005 to 2024.
Angus MacNeil was born on 21 July 1970 in Barra. He was educated at Castlebay Secondary School on the island of Barra and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis before attending Strathclyde University where he played shinty and in 1992 gained a degree in civil engineering.
After graduation he worked as a civil engineer for Morrison Construction and as a reporter for the Gaelic section of BBC Radio Scotland. After qualifying as a teacher at Jordanhill College in 1996, he then taught the first Gaelic Medium Class at Salen and Acharacle Primary Schools in Argyll on the Scottish mainland.
At the 2001 general election, MacNeil stood as the SNP candidate in Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, coming second with 25.6% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP David Stewart.
MacNeil was elected to Parliament at the 2005 general election as MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar with 44.9% of the vote and a majority of 1,441.
In March 2006, MacNeil came to attention when he lodged a complaint with the Metropolitan Police regarding the Cash for Peerages scandal. In April 2006, he and former MP Martin Bell wrote to the Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for all appointments to the House of Lords to be suspended in the wake of the scandal.
In November 2006 he won the Best Scot at Westminster section of the Scottish Politician of the Year awards for instigating the inquiry into possible abuse of the honours system.
On 17 November 2006 MacNeil had the highest bill for travel in 2006–07. This is mainly due to the distance of his constituency from London as well as the dispersed geographical nature of the constituency.
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Angus MacNeil
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas Brianan MacNèill; born 21 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Na h-Eileanan an Iar from 2005 to 2024.
Angus MacNeil was born on 21 July 1970 in Barra. He was educated at Castlebay Secondary School on the island of Barra and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis before attending Strathclyde University where he played shinty and in 1992 gained a degree in civil engineering.
After graduation he worked as a civil engineer for Morrison Construction and as a reporter for the Gaelic section of BBC Radio Scotland. After qualifying as a teacher at Jordanhill College in 1996, he then taught the first Gaelic Medium Class at Salen and Acharacle Primary Schools in Argyll on the Scottish mainland.
At the 2001 general election, MacNeil stood as the SNP candidate in Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, coming second with 25.6% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP David Stewart.
MacNeil was elected to Parliament at the 2005 general election as MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar with 44.9% of the vote and a majority of 1,441.
In March 2006, MacNeil came to attention when he lodged a complaint with the Metropolitan Police regarding the Cash for Peerages scandal. In April 2006, he and former MP Martin Bell wrote to the Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for all appointments to the House of Lords to be suspended in the wake of the scandal.
In November 2006 he won the Best Scot at Westminster section of the Scottish Politician of the Year awards for instigating the inquiry into possible abuse of the honours system.
On 17 November 2006 MacNeil had the highest bill for travel in 2006–07. This is mainly due to the distance of his constituency from London as well as the dispersed geographical nature of the constituency.