The Rt Hon. the Lord Anderson of Swansea
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Anderson of Swansea's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Anderson of Swansea. His name is Donald Anderson, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1966-03-31 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
1994-01-01 → 1996-01-01
Shadow Solicitor General
1993-01-01 → 1994-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence, Disarmament and Arms Control)
1983-01-01 → 1992-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
Committee memberships
1981-11-20 → 1983-05-13
Welsh Affairs Committee
Chair
1979-12-14 → 1983-06-09
Welsh Affairs Committee
1997-07-14 → 2005-07-11
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1981-12-08 → 1983-06-09
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1992-10-26 → 1994-02-23
Home Affairs Committee
1997-07-16 → 2005-07-12
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chair
2009-05-11 → 2009-07-16
Draft Bribery Bill (Joint Committee)
2012-05-17 → 2015-03-30
EU Sub Committee E - Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection
2017-06-27 → 2020-04-23
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2021-03-31
EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
International Relations and Defence Committee
2024-01-31 → present
International Agreements Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 6 active officership(s) · 13 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Slovakia
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 12 | 2024-07-06 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Community Development in Europe
Subject Group
|
Senior Vice Chair | — | 9 | 2023-07-03 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Egypt
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-07-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2021-05-16 |
|
Austria All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2025-05-21 |
|
Czech and Slovak All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Co-Chairman | — | 5 | 2021-06-12 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.