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| − | '''Sir Hugo George William Swire''' is a British politician who | + | '''Sir Hugo George William Swire''' is a British politician who was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[East Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|East Devon]] from [[2001]] until [[2019]]. A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he has had several ministerial roles, most recently as [[Minister of State]] for the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], a role he held until July 2016.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/people/hugo-swire</ref> Swire is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.<ref>http://www.cweic.org/about/advisory-council/</ref> He retired at the 2019 general election. |
He,his sister [[Sophia Swire]] and two other family members were mentioned in [[Jeffrey Epstein/Black book|Jeffrey Epstein's black book]]. | He,his sister [[Sophia Swire]] and two other family members were mentioned in [[Jeffrey Epstein/Black book|Jeffrey Epstein's black book]]. | ||
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| − | Swire | + | Swire was lieutenant in the [[Grenadier Guards]] for three years, between 1980 and 1983,<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48366/supplement/15620</ref> before working as a financial consultant. He became the first Head of Development for the [[National Gallery, London|National Gallery]] in 1988, before working at the [[Auction|auction house]] [[Sotheby's]] from 1992, where he became a Director in 1996. He held this role when standing for election in 2001.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2069748.stm </ref><ref>https://www.hugoswire.org.uk/about-hugo</ref> |
Swire was non-executive chairman of [[Photo-Me International]]<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/2793133/Hugo-Swire-MP-clicks-as-new-head-of-Photo-Me.html</ref> prior to joining the Government. | Swire was non-executive chairman of [[Photo-Me International]]<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/2793133/Hugo-Swire-MP-clicks-as-new-head-of-Photo-Me.html</ref> prior to joining the Government. | ||
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| Born | 30 November 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | UK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Eton College, University of St Andrews, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | ||||||||||||||||||
| Siblings | Sophia Swire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sasha Swire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Jeffrey Epstein/Black book | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interests | Chevening Scholarship | ||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservatives (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | John Swire | ||||||||||||||||||
British Conservative politician mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's black book.
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Sir Hugo George William Swire is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Devon from 2001 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has had several ministerial roles, most recently as Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, a role he held until July 2016.[1] Swire is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.[2] He retired at the 2019 general election.
He,his sister Sophia Swire and two other family members were mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's black book.
Early life and education
Swire was born on 30 November 1959. His great-great-great-grandfather, John Swire (b. 1793), was the founder of the Liverpool textile trading business that later became the Swire Group, the multi-billion USD conglomerate based in Hong Kong. He is the brother of Sophia Swire.
Swire was privately educated at St. Aubyns School, a preparatory school in Rottingdean, East Sussex, and at Eton College. He studied at the University of St Andrews for a year before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Career
Swire was lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards for three years, between 1980 and 1983,[3] before working as a financial consultant. He became the first Head of Development for the National Gallery in 1988, before working at the auction house Sotheby's from 1992, where he became a Director in 1996. He held this role when standing for election in 2001.[4][5]
Swire was non-executive chairman of Photo-Me International[6] prior to joining the Government.
Politics
A Member of Parliament since 2001, he has had several ministerial roles, most recently as Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, a role he held until July 2016.[7] Swire is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.[8] He retired at the 2019 general election.
References
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/hugo-swire
- ↑ http://www.cweic.org/about/advisory-council/
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48366/supplement/15620
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2069748.stm
- ↑ https://www.hugoswire.org.uk/about-hugo
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/2793133/Hugo-Swire-MP-clicks-as-new-head-of-Photo-Me.html
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/hugo-swire
- ↑ http://www.cweic.org/about/advisory-council/
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