Jo Swinson (born 5 Februar 1980) is a Scots Leeberal Democrat politeecian an is a umwhile Member o Pairlament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire constituency, haein held the seat frae 2005 (when she wis the youngest MP electit) tae 2015, an agin frae 2017 tae 2019.
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Jo Swinson
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| Leader o the Leeberal Democrats |
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In office
22 Julie 2019 – 13 December 2019 |
| Precedit bi | Vince Cable |
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| Succeedit bi | Sir Ed Davey & The Baroness Brinton (Actin) |
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| Pairlamentar Unner-Secretar o State for Employment Relations, Consumer an Postal Affairs an for Weemen an Equalities |
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In office
4 September 2012 – 8 Mey 2015 |
| Prime Meenister | David Cameron |
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| Precedit bi | Norman Lamb (as Pairlamentar Unner-Secretar o State for Employment Relations, Consumer an Postal Affairs) |
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| Succeedit bi | Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe |
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| Pairlamentar Private Secretar tae the Depute Prime Meenister |
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In office
3 Februar 2012 – 4 September 2012 |
| Prime Meenister | David Cameron |
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| Precedit bi | Norman Lamb |
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| Succeedit bi | Duncan Hames |
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| Depute Leader o the Scots Leeberal Democrats |
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In office
20 September 2010 – 23 September 2012 |
| Leader | Tavish Scott
Willie Rennie |
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| Precedit bi | Michael Moore |
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| Succeedit bi | Alistair Carmichael |
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Member o Pairlament
for East Dunbartonshire |
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In office
9 Juin 2017 – 6 November 2019 |
| Precedit bi | John Nicolson |
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| Succeedit bi | Amy Callaghan |
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In office
5 Mey 2005 – 30 Mairch 2015 |
| Precedit bi | Constituency creautit |
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| Succeedit bi | John Nicolson |
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| Born | (1980-02-05) 5 Februar 1980 (age 45)
Glesga, Scotland |
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| Naitionality | Breetish |
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| Poleetical pairty | Leeberal Democrat |
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| Spoose(s) | Duncan Hames (2011–present) |
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| Bairns | Andrew Lennox Marshall Hames |
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| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
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| Wabsteid | www.joswinson.org.uk |
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In Julie 2019, Swinson wis electit tae succeed Vince Cable as leader o the Breetish Leeberal Democrats, acomin the first wumman an third Scot (efter Charles Kennedy an Menzies Campbell) tae be electit tae the role. It came juist a day afore Boris Johnson wis propaled as the naxt leader o the Conservative Pairty an Prime Meenister o the Unitit Kinrick.
Swinson propaled her demission as pairty leader efter losin her seat tae Amy Callaghan o the Scots Naitional Pairty in the 2019 general election.
