Stewart MacDonald
Alexander Stewart MacDonald is a Scottish Labour Party local government councillor. He was elected to the East Kirkintilloch and Twechar Ward of East Dunbartonshire Council in the 2007 election. Stewart MacDonald is also a member of Kirkintilloch Community Council and the Bridgeton Burns Club.
He was a director of the East Dunbartonshire Municipal Bank between 2007 and 2015 and the East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust from 2010 to the present.
Early life
Stewart MacDonald was born in Glasgow in 1967 and educated at Lenzie Academy where he was an active member of the School Debating Society, the Pupils' Council, and also worked on the independently funded and published Pupils' Own magazine.
Stewart MacDonald was awarded colours by the school for his work in inter-schools debating competitions.
On leaving school, he worked in sales before attending Glasgow Polytechnic in 1989 where he gained an HND in Business Studies. While he was a student, Stewart MacDonald played drums in a number of rock bands including Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants.
