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| − | '''Joanne Kate Swinson''' (born 5 February 1980) is a British politician who has been [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]] since 22 July 2019. She is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position. She has been the [[Member of Parliament]] for East Dunbartonshire since the [[UK/2017 General Election]], having previously held the seat between the 2005 and 2015 General Elections. | + | '''Joanne Kate Swinson''' (born 5 February 1980) is a British politician who has been [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]] since 22 July 2019. She is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position. She has been the [[Member of Parliament]] for East Dunbartonshire since the [[UK/2017 General Election]], having previously held the seat between the 2005 and 2015 General Elections. |
| + | ==Career== | ||
Swinson studied at the [[London School of Economics]], and briefly worked in public relations, before being elected to the [[House of Commons]], becoming the youngest MP at the time.<ref>''[http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2011/09/liberal-democrat-swinson "Jo Swinson"]''</ref> She served as the [[Liberal Democrats]]' Spokesperson covering various portfolios, including [[Scotland]], [[Minister for Women and Equalities|Women and Equalities]], [[Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government|Communities and Local Government]], and [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genderbalance.org.uk/ |title=Campaign For Gender Balance |publisher=genderbalance.org.uk |date= |accessdate=12 February 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725091228/http://www.genderbalance.org.uk/ |archivedate=25 July 2010 |df= }}</ref> | Swinson studied at the [[London School of Economics]], and briefly worked in public relations, before being elected to the [[House of Commons]], becoming the youngest MP at the time.<ref>''[http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2011/09/liberal-democrat-swinson "Jo Swinson"]''</ref> She served as the [[Liberal Democrats]]' Spokesperson covering various portfolios, including [[Scotland]], [[Minister for Women and Equalities|Women and Equalities]], [[Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government|Communities and Local Government]], and [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genderbalance.org.uk/ |title=Campaign For Gender Balance |publisher=genderbalance.org.uk |date= |accessdate=12 February 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725091228/http://www.genderbalance.org.uk/ |archivedate=25 July 2010 |df= }}</ref> | ||
| − | In 2010, after the [[Liberal Democrats]] entered into a Cameron–Clegg coalition government with the [[Conservative Party]], Swinson served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Nick Clegg]], and was later appointed [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11971/jo_swinson/east_dunbartonshire|title=Jo Swinson MP, East Dunbartonshire|website=TheyWorkForYou}}</ref> She lost her seat in the 2015 General Election, but regained it in the snap election held two years later. Shortly after returning to Parliament, she was elected unopposed as [[Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/877202061502316547 |title=Sky News Newsdesk on Twitter: "Jo Swinson has been elected as deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats" |publisher=Twitter.com |date=20 June 2017 |accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref> In July 2019, after the retirement of [[Vince Cable]], Swinson defeated [[Ed Davey]] in a leadership election to become [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]]. | + | ==In government== |
| + | In 2010, after the [[Liberal Democrats]] entered into a Cameron–Clegg coalition government with the [[Conservative Party]], Swinson served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Nick Clegg]], and was later appointed [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11971/jo_swinson/east_dunbartonshire|title=Jo Swinson MP, East Dunbartonshire|website=TheyWorkForYou}}</ref> | ||
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| + | She lost her seat in the 2015 General Election, but regained it in the snap election held two years later. | ||
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| + | ==Lib Dem leadership== | ||
| + | Shortly after returning to Parliament, she was elected unopposed as [[Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/877202061502316547 |title=Sky News Newsdesk on Twitter: "Jo Swinson has been elected as deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats" |publisher=Twitter.com |date=20 June 2017 |accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref> In July 2019, after the retirement of [[Vince Cable]], Swinson defeated [[Ed Davey]] in a leadership election to become [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]]. | ||
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| + | ==Revoking Article 50== | ||
| + | [[File:Swinson's_Links.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Jo Swinson's conflict of interest?]] | ||
| + | In September 2019, having campaigned for a second [[EU Referendum]], Jo Swinson announced that the [[Lib Dems]] will be revoking [[Article 50]] if they win a majority at the next General Election. She also declared that she won’t under any circumstances help put [[Jeremy Corbyn]] into Downing Street, even if that would ensure a second referendum takes place.<ref>''[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jo-swinson-brexit-revoke-article-50-liberal-democrats-a9108886.html "Swinson's Article 50 pledge flirts with disaster – but it could end up grabbing ‘revenge votes’ for the Lib Dems"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Conflict of interest== | ||
| + | On 7 October 2019, this question was posed on ''[[Twitter]]'': | ||
| + | :"Any reason why this scandal is being completely ignored by your news editors: 'Swinson fails to declare family company was given 4m euro by the EU'?"<ref>''[https://twitter.com/Karelcb/status/1181086478950158336 "Swinson fails to declare family company was given 4m euro by the EU"]''</ref> | ||
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Joanne Kate Swinson (born 5 February 1980) is a British politician who has been Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 22 July 2019. She is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position. She has been the Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire since the UK/2017 General Election, having previously held the seat between the 2005 and 2015 General Elections.
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Career
Swinson studied at the London School of Economics, and briefly worked in public relations, before being elected to the House of Commons, becoming the youngest MP at the time.[1] She served as the Liberal Democrats' Spokesperson covering various portfolios, including Scotland, Women and Equalities, Communities and Local Government, and Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.[2]
In government
In 2010, after the Liberal Democrats entered into a Cameron–Clegg coalition government with the Conservative Party, Swinson served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and was later appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs.[3]
She lost her seat in the 2015 General Election, but regained it in the snap election held two years later.
Lib Dem leadership
Shortly after returning to Parliament, she was elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats.[4] In July 2019, after the retirement of Vince Cable, Swinson defeated Ed Davey in a leadership election to become Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Revoking Article 50
In September 2019, having campaigned for a second EU Referendum, Jo Swinson announced that the Lib Dems will be revoking Article 50 if they win a majority at the next General Election. She also declared that she won’t under any circumstances help put Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street, even if that would ensure a second referendum takes place.[5]
Conflict of interest
On 7 October 2019, this question was posed on Twitter:
- "Any reason why this scandal is being completely ignored by your news editors: 'Swinson fails to declare family company was given 4m euro by the EU'?"[6]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:The UK's Macabre Final Election | blog post | 11 November 2019 | Craig Murray | This election is sordid, tawdry, corrupt and uninspiring; a fitting end for the UK and its long history of callous exploitation. |
| Document:The Unprincipled – and Potentially Racist – Lib Dems | blog post | 13 September 2019 | Craig Murray | If LibDem candidate Clareine Enderby is indeed replaced by Luciana Berger she will be a victim of racism, as the sole grounds on which Ms Berger is being touted as preferable for the 20% Jewish Finchley and Golders Green constituency is her ethnicity. |
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References
- ↑ "Jo Swinson"
- ↑ "Campaign For Gender Balance". genderbalance.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2012. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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- ↑ "Sky News Newsdesk on Twitter: "Jo Swinson has been elected as deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats"". Twitter.com. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Swinson's Article 50 pledge flirts with disaster – but it could end up grabbing ‘revenge votes’ for the Lib Dems"
- ↑ "Swinson fails to declare family company was given 4m euro by the EU"
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