Hugo Swire
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Hugo Swire MP was appointed minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 4 September 2012.[1] Before this, Swire was minister of state at the Northern Ireland Office from 2010 to 2012.[2] Swire has been the MP for East Devon since 2001. [3]
Background
His previous parliamentary roles have included: parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Theresa May MP in her role as chairman of the Conservative Party in 2003; Opposition Whip between 2003 and 2004; and Shadow Minister for the Arts between 2004 and 2005.[1]
In 2005, Swire secured £30,000 from British American Tobacco for a statue of Sir Walter Raleigh in the East Devon village of East Budleigh.[4]
Connections
- Humphrey Swire - Father.
- Philippa Kidston-Montgomerie - Mother.
- Mark Swire - Brother.
- Sasha Swire - Wife.
- Sir John Nott - Father-in-law.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office GOV.UK, date?, accessed 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments, guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.
- ↑ Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 28 October 2014
- ↑ Explorer set to return home..., BBC, 22 February 2005.
