Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea

The Lord Anderson of Swansea
The Right Honourable; The Lord Anderson of Swansea; PC DL
	Anderson in 2019
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
	Incumbent
	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	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) is a Welsh Labour politician, who was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in recent years, his service totalling 34 years. Since 2005, he has served as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.

Education

Anderson was born in Swansea and educated at the local Brynmill Primary School and Swansea Grammar School before studying at Swansea University.

Political career

He entered the House of Commons in 1966[1] 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.

He then re-entered the Commons in October 1974,[2] as MP for Swansea East. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2000,[3] and retired from Parliament at the 2005 general election.

In the 2005 Dissolution Honours, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Anderson of Swansea, of Swansea in the County of West Glamorgan.[4] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of West Glamorgan in January 2006.[5] Anderson belongs to Labour Friends of Israel.[6]

References

"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.
"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.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

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
Preceded by Peter Thorneycroft	Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1966–1970	Succeeded by Sir John Stradling Thomas
Preceded by Neil McBride	Member of Parliament for Swansea East Oct 1974–2005	Succeeded by Sian James
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Cunningham of Felling	Gentlemen Baron Anderson of Swansea	Followed by The Lord Soley

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[1] "No. 43944". The London Gazette. 5 April 1966. p. 3947.

[2] "No. 46374". The London Gazette. 15 October 1974. p. 8992.

[3] "Privy Counsellors". Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

[4] "No. 57692". The London Gazette. 4 July 2005. p. 8639.

[5] "No. 57889". The London Gazette. 1 February 2006. p. 1433.

[6] "LFI Supporters in Parliament". Labour Friends of Israel. 23 March 2018.