Sir Desmond Angus Swayne TD VR (born 20 August 1956)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for New Forest West since 1997.[2]
Before going into politics, Swayne was a teacher, and then a manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Cameron, both during his time as Leader of the Opposition, 2005–10, and then for two years while Cameron was Prime Minister. In September 2012 he was appointed as Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury and in July 2014 as Minister for International Development. Swayne was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for political and parliamentary services.
He was a supporter of the Eurosceptic pressure group Leave Means Leave.[3] He is also a prominent critic of the British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
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- ^ "Desmond Swayne retains New Forest West seat – but issues warning to his party". Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Co-Chairmen – Political Advisory Board – Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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