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.[1]
Hit by the surge for support for the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the 2015 general election, Swinson lost her seat to the SNP candidate John Nicolson. [2]
She is married to fellow Liberal Democrat MP Duncan Hames.[3]
Education
Swinson attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie before that she studied management at the London School of Economics. [4]
Background
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. [4]
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. [4]
=Affiliations
As a backbencher, Swinson co-founded the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Allergy, Wellbeing Economics, and Body Image.
She is also a governor of the Ditchley Foundation. She was also a member of the Speaker’s Conference from 2009 to 2010. [4]
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
- ↑ Sarah Priddy, PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note, 13 September 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Jo Swinson GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014