Baron_Anderson_of_Swansea
Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
Welsh politician (born 1939)
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.
The Lord Anderson of Swansea | |
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Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee | |
In office 16 July 1997 – 12 July 2005 | |
Preceded by | David Howell |
Succeeded by | Mike Gapes |
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-06-17) 17 June 1939 (age 84) Swansea, Wales |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Swansea University |
Anderson was born in Swansea and educated at the local Brynmill Primary School and Swansea Grammar School before studying at Swansea University.
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 belongs to Labour Friends of Israel.[8]
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–)
- "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.
- "LFI Supporters in Parliament". Labour Friends of Israel. 23 March 2018.
- Profile at the 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
- Appearances on C-SPAN
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Swansea East Oct 1974–2005 |
Succeeded by |
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Gentlemen Baron Anderson of Swansea |
Followed by |