Nationality Welsh Name Donald Baron Succeeded by Sian James | ||
Born 17 June 1939 (age 85) Swansea ( 1939-06-17 ) | ||
Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea PC DL (born 17 June 1939, Swansea) is a British Labour Party politician, who was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in recent years, his service totalling 34 years.
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Education
Anderson was educated at Brynmill Primary School in Swansea, Swansea Grammar School (now known as Bishop Gore School) and Swansea University.
Political career
He entered the House of Commons in 1966 for Monmouth until 1970.
From 1971 to 1974 he was a lived in Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council and was councillor in a neiighbouring borough.
He then re-entered the Commons in 1974 for Swansea East until 2005. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2000 and retired from Parliament at the 2005 general election.
In the 2005 Dissolution Honours, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Anderson of Swansea, of Swansea in the County of West Glamorgan. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of West Glamorgan in January 2006.