Hugo Swire
| The Right Honourable Hugo Swire MP |
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| Minister of State for the Foreign Office | |
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| Assumed office 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Browne |
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Mike Penning |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Shadow Minister for the Olympics (from 2005) |
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| In office 8 December 2005 – 2 July 2007 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Theresa May |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Hunt |
| Member of Parliament for East Devon |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Emery |
| Majority | 9,114 (17.2%) |
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| Born | 30 November 1959 London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra "Sasha" Nott (1996 - present) |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Website | www.hugoswire.org.uk |
Hugo George William Swire (born 30 November 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Devon since 2001. He is currently a Minister of State for the Foreign Office. In his job, he has a responsibility towards the Falklands and Latin America.[1]
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Education [edit]
He was educated at St. Aubyns Preparatory School in Rottingdean and Eton, and attended the University of St Andrews before going to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
Career [edit]
Before going into politics, Swire served in the Grenadier Guards.
He was a financial consultant, then became of Head of Development for the National Gallery, then Director of the auction house Sotheby's directly before his election from 1996.[2]
Swire was non-executive chairman of Photo-Me International[3] prior to joining the Government.
Member of Parliament [edit]
He contested Greenock & Inverclyde in 1997. Two years after his election to Parliament, he became an Opposition whip. In 2004, he was promoted to become Shadow Culture Minister. He joined the Shadow Cabinet on 8 December 2005, when new leader David Cameron appointed him Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Swire was sacked in the July 2007 Conservative re-shuffle for suggesting his party would scrap free museum entry.[4][5][6] Swire returned to the backbenches and amongst other roles became Hon. Secretary of the Conservative Middle East Council.
In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for Northern Ireland in the newly elected Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government headed by Prime Minister David Cameron.[7]
In October 2011, Swire, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson, boycotted a meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly held at the Grand Hotel, Brighton, as the hotel had been the scene of the 1984 IRA attack on the Conservative party leadership.[8]
In December 2011, Swire criticised a government agency, the Rural Payments Agency, based at Clyst St Mary in his East Devon constituency, for allegedly banning Christmas decorations from their offices.[9]
Personal life [edit]
Swire married Alexandra (Sasha) Nott, the daughter of John Nott former Conservative Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands War, in December 1996 in Kensington. The couple have two daughters (born May 1997 and August 2001). His brothers-in-law include Joe Strummer and Julian Nott.
References [edit]
- ^ http://en.mercopress.com/2012/09/07/falklands-and-latin-america-affairs-responsibility-of-minister-of-state-hugo-swire
- ^ "Hugo Swire". BBC. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Hugo Swire MP clicks as new head of Photo-Me". London: Daily Telegraph. 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Shadow Cabinet: Who's Who". BBC. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Jones, George; Carlin, Brendan (2007-06-29). "Etonians face axe in shadow Cabinet shake-up". London: BBC. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "We'll let museums charge admission again, say Tories". BBC. 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ . British Prime Minister's Office. 2010-05-13 http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840. Retrieved 2010-05-13. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Ministers boycott Irish summit". Daily Mail. 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Scrooge civil service bosses ban Christmas decorations". Daily Mail. 22 December 2011.
External links [edit]
- Hugo Swire MP official constituency website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
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| Preceded by Peter Emery |
Member of Parliament for East Devon 2001–present |
Incumbent |
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- Grenadier Guards officers
- UK MPs 2010–
- People educated at St. Aubyns School
