Angus MacNeil


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Angus Brendan MacNeil MP
Angus MacNeil
Member of Parliament
for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Incumbent
Assumed office 
5 May 2005
Preceded by Calum MacDonald
Majority 1,441 (10.4 %)
Born 21 July 1970 (1970-07-21) (age 38)
Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Nationality Scottish
Political party Scottish National Party
Alma mater University of Strathclyde

Angus Brendan MacNeil (born 21 July 1970) is the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. He was elected in the 2005 general election, defeating Calum MacDonald of the Labour Party.

Career

In March 2006, MacNeil came to widespread public attention after lodging a formal complaint with the Metropolitan Police regarding the Labour Party Cash for Peerages scandal. In April 2006, he and former "anti-corruption" MP Martin Bell wrote to 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.[1]

He also received highly prestigious awards from the Spectator Magazine and the Political Studies Society for setting the political agenda in the UK in 2006

External links

References

  1. ^ "The SNP's Angus MacNeil was the Best Scot at Westminster for instigating an inquiry into possible abuse of the honours system.", The Herald, 17 November, 2006
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Scottish National Party MPs
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Calum MacDonald		 Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
2005 – present		 Incumbent






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