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Sir Desmond Swayne

House of CommonsConservativeNew Forest West

Sir Desmond Swayne is the Member of Parliament for New Forest West. He has represented the seat since 1 May 1997 as a member of the Conservative party.

Activity

232 contributions · 232 active days · last 78 weeks

Career timeline

18 entries

May 1997 → nowTook seat in the House of Commons
May 1997 → May 2010Elected for New Forest West
May 1997 → nowSat as Conservative
Jul 1997 → May 2001Joined Scottish Affairs Committee
Mar 2002 → Jul 2005Joined Procedure Committee
Jul 2005 → Apr 2010Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
Jul 2005 → Feb 2006Joined Defence Committee
May 2010 → May 2024Elected for New Forest West
Oct 2012 → Oct 2013Joined Administration Committee
Oct 2017 → Nov 2019Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
Apr 2019 → Nov 2019Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Jan 2020 → May 2024Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Mar 2020 → May 2024Joined Work and Pensions Committee
Mar 2020 → May 2024Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
Jul 2024 → nowElected for New Forest West
Nov 2024 → nowJoined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Nov 2024 → nowJoined Panel of Chairs
Jun 2025 → nowJoined Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

Past committees

Scottish Affairs CommitteeJul 1997 → May 2001
Procedure CommitteeMar 2002 → Jul 2005
Ecclesiastical CommitteeJul 2005 → Apr 2010
Defence CommitteeJul 2005 → Feb 2006
Administration CommitteeOct 2012 → Oct 2013
Ecclesiastical CommitteeOct 2017 → Nov 2019
Northern Ireland Affairs CommitteeApr 2019 → Nov 2019
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityJan 2020 → May 2024
Work and Pensions CommitteeMar 2020 → May 2024
Ecclesiastical CommitteeMar 2020 → May 2024