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'''Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|PC|DL}} (born 17 June 1939) is a ] politician, who was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in recent years, his service totalling 34 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr Donald Anderson (Hansard)|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-donald-anderson/index.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=api.parliament.uk}}</ref> Since 2005, he has served as a ] ] in the ].


==Education==
] '''Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea''' ] (b. ] ], ]), is a British ] politician and was a ] until ].
Anderson was born in ] and educated at the local ] Primary School and ] before studying at ].


==Political career==
Anderson was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in the ] of recent years, having first been elected for ] in ], although he lost this seat in ] and was out of Parliament for four years. In 1974, he won the seat of ].
He entered the ] in ]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=43944 |date=5 April 1966 |page=3947}}</ref> for ] until being defeated in ] by the ] ].
He was unfortunate in that his time as a frontbencher in the ] coincided neatly with ]'s wilderness years, depriving him of ministerial office.
Nonetheless, he achieved a high profile as chairman of the Commons foreign affairs select committee and survived a government attempt to oust him after the ].


From 1971 to 1974, he was a resident in ] and councillor in a neighbouring borough.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
He speaks with authority on international matters and was one of the Commons' leading opponents of the ] regime in ].
Anderson has been a consistent supporter of the ], since before Britain's entry into the ].
He is socially conservative on matters like ], ], and ] and was a supporter of the "]" campaign against ].


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 ].
Anderson retired from Parliament at the ]. On ] ] it was announced that he would be created a ], and on ] ] he was created '''Baron Anderson of Swansea''', of Swansea in the County of West Glamorgan.


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>
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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==
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Anderson married Dorothy Trotman in 1963 and has three sons.
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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 byDavid Howell
Succeeded byMike Gapes
Chair of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee
In office
20 November 1981 – 13 May 1983
Preceded byLeo Abse
Succeeded byGareth 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 byNeil McBride
Succeeded bySian James
Member of Parliament
for Monmouth
In office
31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970
Preceded byPeter Thorneycroft
Succeeded byJohn Stradling Thomas
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Frontbench
1994–1996Solicitor General
Personal details
Born (1939-06-17) 17 June 1939 (age 85)
Swansea, Wales
Political partyLabour
Alma materSwansea 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–)

References

  1. "Mr Donald Anderson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. "No. 43944". The London Gazette. 5 April 1966. p. 3947.
  3. "No. 46374". The London Gazette. 15 October 1974. p. 8992.
  4. "Privy Counsellors". Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. "The Public Whip — Iraq — Declaration of War - 18 Mar 2003 at 22:00". www.publicwhip.org.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. "No. 57692". The London Gazette. 4 July 2005. p. 8639.
  7. "No. 57889". The London Gazette. 1 February 2006. p. 1433.

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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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