Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
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| The Right Honourable The Lord Anderson of Swansea PC, DL |
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| Member of Parliament for Swansea East |
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| In office 11 October 1974 – 11 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Neil McBride |
| Succeeded by | Sian James |
| Member of Parliament for Monmouth |
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| In office 31 March 1966 – 18 June 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Thorneycroft |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Stradling Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1939 Swansea |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea, PC, DL (born 17 June 1939, Swansea), is a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament for Monmouth from 1966 to 1970 and Swansea East from 1974 to 2005.
Anderson was educated at Brynmill Primary School in Swansea, Swansea Grammar School (now known as Bishop Gore School) and Swansea University.
He was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in the UK in recent years, his service totaling 34 years. He retired from Parliament at the 2005 general election. On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer, and on 28 June 2005 he was created Baron Anderson of Swansea, of Swansea in the County of West Glamorgan.[1] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of West Glamorgan in February 2006.
From 1971 to 1974 he was a Labour councillor in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 57692. p. 8639. 4 July 2005.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- 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 | Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by Sir John Stradling Thomas |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Swansea East Oct 1974–2005 |
Succeeded by Sian James |
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- 1939 births
- Living people
- Welsh Labour politicians
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Welsh constituencies
- Alumni of Swansea University
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan
- Politicians from Swansea
- UK MPs 1966–70
- UK MPs 1974–79
- UK MPs 1979–83
- UK MPs 1983–87
- UK MPs 1987–92
- UK MPs 1992–97
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–05
- People educated at Bishop Gore School
- People educated at Liberton High School
