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	He then re-entered the Commons in ],<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=46374 \|date=15 October 1974 \|page=8992}}</ref> as MP for ]. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=Privy Council Office \|title=Privy Counsellors \|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/ \|accessdate=28 October 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713132409/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/ \|archive-date=13 July 2019 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and retired from Parliament at the ].		He then re-entered the Commons in ],<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=46374 \|date=15 October 1974 \|page=8992}}</ref> as MP for ]. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2000,<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=Privy Council Office \|title=Privy Counsellors \|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/ \|accessdate=28 October 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713132409/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/ \|archive-date=13 July 2019 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and retired from Parliament at the ].

			In 2003, he voted in favour of the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Public Whip — Iraq — Declaration of War - 18 Mar 2003 at 22:00 \|url=https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2003-03-18&house=commons&number=118 \|access-date=2022-10-29 \|website=www.publicwhip.org.uk}}</ref>
⚫	In the ], he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Anderson of Swansea''', of ] in the ].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=57692 \|date=4 July 2005 \|page=8639}}</ref> He was appointed a ] of the County of ] in January 2006.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=57889 \|date=1 February 2006 \|page=1433}}</ref> Anderson ~~belongs~~ to ].~~<ref>~~{{~~cite news \|url=http://www.lfi.org.uk/in-parliament/ \|title=LFI Supporters in Parliament \|work=Labour Friends of Israel~~ \|date=~~23 March~~ ~~2018~~}}~~</ref>~~

		⚫	In the ], he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Anderson of Swansea''', of ] in the ].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=57692 \|date=4 July 2005 \|page=8639}}</ref> He was appointed a ] of the County of ] in January 2006.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=57889 \|date=1 February 2006 \|page=1433}}</ref> Anderson is affiliated to ].{{cn\|date=June 2024}}

			==Personal life==
			Anderson married Dorothy Trotman in 1963 and has three sons.
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			* ] '''Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea''' (1939–)
			** Hon. Robert J Anderson (1965–)
			** Hon. Hugh Jenkin D Anderson (1967–)
			** ] (1972–)
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Welsh politician (born 1939) For other people named Donald Anderson, see Donald Anderson (disambiguation).

The Right HonourableThe Lord Anderson of SwanseaPC DL

Official portrait, 2019

Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee

In office
16 July 1997 – 12 July 2005

Preceded by

David Howell

Succeeded by

Mike Gapes

Chair of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee

In office
20 November 1981 – 13 May 1983

Preceded by

Leo Abse

Succeeded by

Gareth Wardell

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

Shadow portfolios

Shadow Frontbench
1994–1996	Solicitor General

Personal details

Born

(1939-06-17) 17 June 1939 (age 85)
Swansea, Wales

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 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, as MP for Swansea East. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2000, and retired from Parliament at the 2005 general election.

In 2003, he voted in favour of the Iraq War.

In the 2005 Dissolution Honours, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Anderson of Swansea, of Swansea in the County of West Glamorgan. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of West Glamorgan in January 2006. Anderson is affiliated to Labour Friends of Israel.

Personal life

Anderson married Dorothy Trotman in 1963 and has three sons.

Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea (1939–)
- Hon. Robert J Anderson (1965–)
- Hon. Hugh Jenkin D Anderson (1967–)
- Hon. Geraint Frank C Anderson (1972–)

References

"Mr Donald Anderson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
"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.
"The Public Whip — Iraq — Declaration of War - 18 Mar 2003 at 22:00". www.publicwhip.org.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
"No. 57692". The London Gazette. 4 July 2005. p. 8639.
"No. 57889". The London Gazette. 1 February 2006. p. 1433.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
Voting record at PublicWhip.org
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
Appearances on C-SPAN

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byPeter Thorneycroft	Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1966–1970	Succeeded bySir John Stradling Thomas
Preceded byNeil McBride	Member of Parliament for Swansea East Oct 1974–2005	Succeeded bySian James
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Cunningham of Felling	Gentlemen Baron Anderson of Swansea	Followed byThe Lord Soley

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