1. Angus MacNeil 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.
In March 2006, Angus MacNeil came to attention when he lodged a complaint with the Metropolitan Police regarding the Cash for Peerages scandal.
In July 2019 Angus MacNeil criticised the then Conservative leadership candidate, Boris Johnson for stating that learning English is essential for immigrants.
Angus MacNeil called English a "Germanic import" in contrast to indigenous Celtic languages.
Angus MacNeil was expelled from the SNP on 11 August 2023.
Angus MacNeil was a member of the "Scotland United" group in Parliament along with the Alba Party.
Angus MacNeil finished third and the SNP's candidate Susan Thomson was second.
Angus MacNeil officially joined the Alba Party in December 2024, whilst reportedly considering standing for the party at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
In 1998, Angus MacNeil married Jane Douglas who worked as his parliamentary secretary.
In 2007, the Sunday Mail reported Angus MacNeil had "kissed and fondled" two girls aged 17 and 18 in an Orkney hotel room while his wife was in hospital pregnant with their third child.
Angus MacNeil said he bitterly regretted the incident and said he was angry it had diverted attention from the "substantial political issues" he had been pursuing.