Hugo Swire

The Right Honourable
The Lord Swire
KCMG PC
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of State for Europe and the Americas
In office
4 September 2012 – 15 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJeremy Browne
Succeeded byAlan Duncan
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office
12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byPaul Goggins
Succeeded byMike Penning
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2022
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for East Devon
In office
7 June 2001 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byPeter Emery
Succeeded bySimon Jupp
Shadow portfolios
2005–2007Shadow Minister for the Olympics
2005–2007Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Personal details
Born (1959-11-30) 30 November 1959 (age 64)
Marylebone, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
EducationEton College
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1980–1983
RankLieutenant
UnitGrenadier Guards

Hugo George William Swire, Baron Swire, KCMG, PC (born 30 November 1959) is a British politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Devon from 2001 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has had several ministerial roles, most recently as Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, a role he held until July 2016.[1][2] Swire is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.[3] He retired from the House of Commons at the 2019 general election. Since 2022 he has been a member of the House of Lords.

  1. ^ "The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Europe and the Americas)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Advisory Council".[permanent dead link‍]