The Lord Anderson of Swansea | |
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![]() 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 |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | Swansea, Wales | 17 June 1939
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.[1] Since 2005, he has served as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.