Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat politician)

Angus MacDonald is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire since 2024.

Early life and career[edit]

Angus Francis MacDonald was born on the 7th of November, 1962 in London. Son of Donald ‘Rory’ MacDonald, descendant of distiller 'Long John' MacDonald, and Nancy MacDonald (nee Hill, of Philadelphia). The second of five children, he was brought up in the Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, and two independent schools; Ampleforth College and Edinburgh Academy. He did not attend university.^{[citation needed]}

MacDonald began his career running a number of publishing businesses in the financial services sector, including Edinburgh Financial Publishing, Financial News and eFinancialCareers, the latter two of which he sold in 2007 to a consortium including Dow Jones for £79 million.^[1] MacDonald later expanded his business interests to encompass renewable energy and waste management,^[2][3] as well as founding various social enterprises and non-profit endeavours, most notably the Highland Cinema, an independent cinema in Fort William which was voted "Cinema of the year under 24 screens" in 2023.^[4][5]

In 2014, MacDonald was awarded an OBE for services to the Highlands.^[6]

MacDonald was elected as a councillor to Highland Council, representing Fort William and Ardnamurchan in the 2022 Highland Council election, with 37.5% of the vote.^[7][8]

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire - MacDonald's seat - was the final constituency to declare its results in the 2024 general election, due to a 'discrepancy' delaying the result until 6 July.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

He had previously been a Conservative Party donor, giving £40,000 to the party.^[12][15]

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