Angus MacDonald was elected a Scottish National Party

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 Councillor

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 to Falkirk Council on 16 December 2004, with 56% of the vote. A former Falkirk District Councillor and Justice of the Peace

Justice of the Peace

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 from 1992 until 1996, he sits on various committees in his role as a councillor. These include Economic Strategy & Development, Education, Housing & Social Care, Investment, Planning, Grangemouth Common Good Fund and Grangemouth Area Forum.

Education

Angus was educated at Grangemouth High School, Keil School, the College of Estate Management and the Centre for Industrial Studies

Work and politics

He is also 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 Falkirk Council at the local elections held on 3 May 2007, which was run using the single transferrable vote system for the first time in Scotland, gaining the most first preference votes of any Grangemouth candidate.

External links

• http://www.angusmacdonald.info The campaign website for Angus MacDonald
• http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/coins/member.asp?id=783&name=MacDonald%2C+Angus Councillor Angus MacDonald - Falkirk Council Webpage