Jo Swinson MP East Dunbartonshire, Liberal Democrat, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Women and Equalities), Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Last updated 3rd Jun 2009

1. Israeli settlements
2. Northcote Road shops
3. Dangerous dogs petition
4. Clapham Junction tube
5. Heathrow expansion
6. Health services
7. Fly tipping

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Biography

• Born:

  5/2/1980

• Positions

  Liberal Democrat: Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport 2005-06; Whip 2005-06; Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland 2006-07; Shadow Minister for: Women and Equalities 2007, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2008-10; PPS to: Vincent Cable as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade 2010-12, Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council 2012; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: (Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2012-, (Women and Equalities), Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2012-.

• Electoral history

  Contested Hull East 2001 general election. Member for East Dunbartonshire since 5 May 2005.

• Political interests

  Quality of life and wellbeing, climate change, allergy, foreign affairs, corporate social responsibility.

• Party groups

  Liberal Democrat Youth and Students: Secretary 1998-99, Vice-chair 1999-2000, Vice-chair, campaigns 2000-01; Vice-chair, Haltemprice and Howden Liberal Democrats 2000; Member, Federal Executive 2002; Vice-chair, Gender Balance Taskforce 2003-06; Chair: Campaign for Gender Balance 2007-08, Women's Policy Working Group 2008-09; Deputy leader, Scottish Liberal Democrats 2010-12; Chair, Federal Policy Committee 2012-; Member, Manifesto Working Group 2013-.

• Countries of interest

  Chechnya, India, Kosovo, Romania, Sierra Leone.

Election record for East Dunbartonshire, 05 Jun 2010

Registered interests

Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Fee from Mail on Sunday for article published on 25 January 2009. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 6 February 2009) 9 July 2009, received a bottle of wine for taking part in a Q&A session at the 'Vote for Change' rally organised by the Electoral Reform Society, Thomas Hare House, 6 Chancel Street, London, SE1 0UU. Value: £14. Hours: 3 hrs (including preparation and research). (Registered 14 July 2009).

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