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[[File:Jo Swinson.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Former Lib Dem MP and junior business minister Jo Swinson]]'''Jo Swinson''' was the [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for East Dunbartonshire from 2005 to 2015, and served as parliamentary under-secretary at the [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]] from 2012.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jo-swinson/1513 Jo Swinson], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref> | [[File:Jo Swinson.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Former Lib Dem MP and junior business minister Jo Swinson]]'''Jo Swinson''' was the [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for East Dunbartonshire from 2005 to 2015, and served as parliamentary under-secretary at the [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]] from 2012.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jo-swinson/1513 Jo Swinson], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref> | ||
| − | Hit by the surge in support for the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) in the 2015 general election, Swinson lost her seat to the SNP candidate [[John Nicolson]]. <ref> [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jo-swinson-close-tears-loses-5657653 Jo Swinson close to tears as she loses seat to SNP challenger] ''Mirror'', 8 May 2015, accessed 20 May 2015 </ref> | + | Hit by the surge in support for the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) in the 2015 general election, Swinson lost her seat to the SNP candidate [[John Nicolson]]. <ref> [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jo-swinson-close-tears-loses-5657653 Jo Swinson close to tears as she loses seat to SNP challenger] ''Mirror'', 8 May 2015, accessed 20 May 2015 </ref> Her seat was |
| − | She is married to fellow LibDem MP [[Duncan Hames]] | + | ==Career== |
| + | After graduating in 2000, Swinson worked in Yorkshire as a marketing and PR manager for the Emap radio station [[Viking FM]]. In 2002 she moved back to East Dunbartonshire and worked for Glasgow-based media business [[SpaceandPeople]]. <ref name= "Gov"/> | ||
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| + | Swinson was previously the [[Liberal Democrats]] spokesperson on foreign affairs, equality, Scotland and the arts. She was also a member of the [[Environmental Audit Select Committee]] from 2007 to 2010 as well as being a chairperson of the Liberal Democrats Women’s Policy Working Group in 2009. <ref name= "Gov"/> | ||
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| + | Swinson is married to fellow LibDem MP [[Duncan Hames]],<ref>Sarah Priddy, [http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN04809/pil-current-members-related-to-other-current-or-former-members PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note], 13 September 2013.</ref> who also lost his seat in the 2015 general election. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Swinson attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie, before that she studied management at the [[London School of Economics]]. <ref name= "Gov"> [https://www.gov.uk/government/people/jo-swinson Jo Swinson] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 10 October 2014 </ref> | Swinson attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie, before that she studied management at the [[London School of Economics]]. <ref name= "Gov"> [https://www.gov.uk/government/people/jo-swinson Jo Swinson] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 10 October 2014 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:39, 21 May 2015
Jo Swinson was the Liberal Democrats MP for East Dunbartonshire from 2005 to 2015, and served as parliamentary under-secretary at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2012.[1]
Hit by the surge in support for the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the 2015 general election, Swinson lost her seat to the SNP candidate John Nicolson. [2] Her seat was
Career
After graduating in 2000, Swinson worked in Yorkshire as a marketing and PR manager for the Emap radio station Viking FM. In 2002 she moved back to East Dunbartonshire and worked for Glasgow-based media business SpaceandPeople. [3]
Swinson was previously the Liberal Democrats spokesperson on foreign affairs, equality, Scotland and the arts. She was also a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee from 2007 to 2010 as well as being a chairperson of the Liberal Democrats Women’s Policy Working Group in 2009. [3]
Personal life
Swinson is married to fellow LibDem MP Duncan Hames,[4] who also lost his seat in the 2015 general election.
Education
Swinson attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie, before that she studied management at the London School of Economics. [3]
=Affiliations
As a backbencher, Swinson co-founded the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Allergy, Wellbeing Economics, and Body Image. She is a governor of the Ditchley Foundation. She was also a member of the Speaker’s Conference from 2009 to 2010. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Jo Swinson, www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Jo Swinson close to tears as she loses seat to SNP challenger Mirror, 8 May 2015, accessed 20 May 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jo Swinson GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014
- ↑ Sarah Priddy, PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note, 13 September 2013.
