Rt Hon Hugo Swire

Hugo Swire

Constituency

East Devon

Party

Conservative

Address as

Mr Swire

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8173
Fax: 020 7219 1895
hugo.swire.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

9c Mill Road Industrial Estate, White Cross Road, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EL
Tel: 01395 233503
office@eastdevonconservatives.org.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Greenock and Inverclyde 1997 general election. Member for East Devon 2001-10, for East Devon (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to Theresa May as chairman of the Conservative Party 2003; Opposition Whip 2003-04; Shadow Minister for the Arts 2004-05; Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2005-07; Chair, Speakers' Advisory Committee on Works of Art 2005-10; Minister of State: Northern Ireland Office 2010-12, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2012-

Select committees

Member: Northern Ireland Affairs 2002-05

Political interests

Defence, foreign affairs, culture, pensioners

Countries of interest

Bosnia, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates

General Election 2010 - East Devon

Name Party Votes %
Swire, Hugo Con 25662 48.13%
Robathan, Paull Lib Dem 16548 31.04%
Manson, Gareth Lab 5721 10.73%
Amor, Mike UKIP 4346 8.16%
Pavey, Sharon Green 815 1.53%
Result Con Hold (1.07% from Con to Lib Dem)