Sir Desmond Swayne TD

Sir Desmond Swayne TD

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Sir Desmond Swayne was born in 1956 and was educated at Bedford School and St Andrews University.

He was a school master from 1981 to 1987 and a manager with the Royal Bank of Scotland from 1987 to 1997 when he was elected to Parliament for the New Forest West constituency.

He served as an Army officer in the Reserves for over 30 years. He was called up and deployed to Iraq from July to December 2003. During this service he contributed a popular audio diary to BBC Radio Four.

Sir Desmond was knighted in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours list in June 2016.  He was made a Privy Councillor in the New Year’s Honours List 2012.

Appointments in Government
Minister of State (Department for International Development) 2014 – 2016
Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household 2013 – 2014
Lord Commissioner 2012 – 2013
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 2010 – 2012

Appointments in Opposition
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition 2004 – 2010
Opposition Whip 2001 – 2004
Shadow Minister 1999 – 2001

Sir Desmond has served in the following select committees:
Administration, Procedure, Defence, Social Security, Scotland
He is currently a member of the International Trade Committee.
He is Chairman of the Conservative Friends for International Development

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To keep fit, Sir Desmond swims a quarter of a mile in the Serpentine daily throughout the year when Parliament is in session.  He runs and cycles in London and the New Forest.

Sir Desmond Swayne’s recent posts

Blasphemy

03/07/2025 By Desmond Swayne

‘Reparatory Justice’

26/06/2025 By Desmond Swayne

Slaughter of the Innocents

19/06/2025 By Desmond Swayne

The Burka

10/06/2025 By Desmond Swayne

The Boats

03/06/2025 By Desmond Swayne

If you wish for peace…

03/06/2025 By Desmond Swayne

The bandaged finger

01/06/2025 By Desmond Swayne

When Labour negotiates…

22/05/2025 By Desmond Swayne

Recognition..,.A gesture

15/05/2025 By Desmond Swayne

A pact… the lesser of two evils?

04/05/2025 By Desmond Swayne

Dimming the Sun

04/05/2025 By Desmond Swayne

More on the Monstrous regiment…

24/04/2025 By Desmond Swayne

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