Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
The Lord Anderson of Swansea | |||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |||||||||
| Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee | |||||||||
| In office 16 July 1997 – 12 July 2005 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | David Howell | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mike Gapes | ||||||||
| Chair of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee | |||||||||
| In office 20 November 1981 – 13 May 1983 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Leo Abse | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gareth Wardell | ||||||||
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||
| Assumed office 28 June 2005 Life Peerage | |||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Swansea East | |||||||||
| In office 10 October 1974 – 11 April 2005 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Neil McBride | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sian James | ||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |||||||||
| In office 31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Peter Thorneycroft | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Stradling Thomas | ||||||||
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| Born | 17 June 1939 Swansea, Wales | ||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Swansea University | ||||||||
Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea PC DL (born 17 June 1939) is a Welsh Labour politician, who was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in recent years, his service totalling 34 years.[1] Since 2005, he has served as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.
Education
[edit]Anderson was born in Swansea and educated at the local Brynmill Primary School and Swansea Grammar School before studying at Swansea University.
Political career
[edit]He entered the House of Commons in 1966[2] for Monmouth until being defeated in 1970 by the Conservative John Stradling Thomas.
From 1971 to 1974, he was a resident in Kensington and Chelsea and councillor in a neighbouring borough.[citation needed]
He then re-entered the Commons in October 1974,[3] as MP for Swansea East. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2000,[4] and retired from Parliament at the 2005 general election.
In 2003, he voted in favour of the Iraq War.[5]
In the 2005 Dissolution Honours, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Anderson of Swansea, of Swansea in the County of West Glamorgan.[6] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of West Glamorgan in January 2006.[7] Anderson is affiliated to Labour Friends of Israel.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Anderson married Dorothy Trotman in 1963 and has three sons.
Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea (1939–)
- Hon. Robert J Anderson (1965–)
- Hon. Hugh Jenkin D Anderson (1967–)
- Hon. Geraint Frank C Anderson (1972–)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mr Donald Anderson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "No. 43944". The London Gazette. 5 April 1966. p. 3947.
- ^ "No. 46374". The London Gazette. 15 October 1974. p. 8992.
- ^ "Privy Counsellors". Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "The Public Whip — Iraq — Declaration of War - 18 Mar 2003 at 22:00". www.publicwhip.org.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "No. 57692". The London Gazette. 4 July 2005. p. 8639.
- ^ "No. 57889". The London Gazette. 1 February 2006. p. 1433.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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