Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Sir Hugo Swire, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
East Devon
Elected 5 times
7 June 2001
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Party affiliation
Conservative
7 June 2001
- 6 November 2019
Elections contested
Greenock and Inverclyde
1 May 1997
Commons
Government posts
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (South East Asia/Far East, India and Nepal, Latin America, Falklands, Australasia and Pacific, Commonwealth)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
6 September 2012
- 17 July 2016
Commons
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
Northern Ireland Office
13 May 2010
- 6 September 2012
Commons
House membership
Commons
Sir Hugo Swire
7 June 2001
- 6 November 2019
Opposition posts
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
10 May 2005
- 3 July 2007
Commons
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1 January 2004
- 10 May 2005
Commons
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Whips Office (Commons)
1 June 2003
- 1 June 2004
Commons
Committee memberships
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2 December 2002
- 12 July 2005
Commons
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
11 July 2001
- 6 May 2010
Commons