Angus MacKay (Scottish politician)

Angus MacKay (born 1964,[1] Edinburgh[2]) is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South constituency from 1999 to 2003.[3]

Angus MacKay
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South
In office 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003
Preceded by	New Parliament
Succeeded by	Mike Pringle
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 55–56) Edinburgh
Political party	Scottish Labour Party

He was made a deputy minister in the first Scottish Executive. After the death of Donald Dewar in 2000 he was campaign manager for Henry McLeish who went on to succeed Dewar as First Minister. McLeish appointed MacKay as Minister of Finance, replacing Jack McConnell.[2]

McLeish resigned in 2001, and Jack McConnell was elected as his replacement unopposed. In McConnell's first cabinet reshuffle MacKay was sacked.[4]

In the 2003 election he was defeated by the Liberal Democrat Mike Pringle.[5] MacKay did not stand for re-election in the 2007 election.

References

1. "MACKAY, Angus". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
2. "Profile: Angus MacKay". BBC News. 8 November 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
3. "Angus MacKay". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
4. Peterkin, Tom (28 November 2001). "McConnell wields the knife on cabinet". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
5. "Vote 2003 at-a-glance". BBC News. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Constituency Created	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South 1999–2003	Succeeded by Mike Pringle
Political offices
Preceded by Jack McConnell	Minister for Finance and Public Services 2000–2001	Succeeded by Andy Kerr
Preceded by Office Created	Deputy Minister for Justice 1999-2000	Succeeded by Iain Gray