Desmond Swayne

Biography:

Desmond Swayne was re-elected MP for New Forest West on May 7th 2015 with 28420 votes, taking 59.9% of the vote.

He 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 continues to serve as a Territorial Army officer which he joined at University in 1978. 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. To keep fit, he swims a quarter of a mile in the Serpentine daily throughout the year when Parliament is in session.

He also runs through the New Forest between his home and Brockenhurst station to catch the train to London.

He married Moira in 1987 and has three children. The family lives in the New Forest.

Mr Swayne has served as parliamentary private secretary to the Leader of the Opposition from September 2004 first as PPS to Michael Howard and then to David Cameron until 2012, when she was appointed Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

Prior to this, he held shadow ministerial portfolios for Northern Ireland, Health and Defence and he has also been a senior Opposition whip. In the 1997-2001 Parliament, he was on the Social Security select committee.

Prior to his election in 1997, Mr Swayne contested the Parliamentary seats of Pontypridd in 1987 and West Bromwich West in 1992. He also contested a district council and a county council seat in the West Midlands, and a London borough seat in North Kensington.

Constituency: New Forest West

Constituency Address: 4 Cliff Cres. Marine Drive, Barton on Sea BH25 7EB

Constituency Tel: 01425 629844

Date of Birth: 20 August 1956

Email: swayned@parliament.uk

Party: Conservative

Personal Website: www.desmondswaynemp.com

Westminster Address: House of Commons SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel: 0207 219 4886

Twitter: @DesmondSwayne

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Desmond.SwayneMP