Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea

The Right Honourable The Lord Anderson of Swansea PC DL
Official portrait, 2019
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
In office 16 July 1997 – 12 July 2005
Preceded by	David Howell
Succeeded by	Mike Gapes
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 June 2005 Life Peerage
Member of Parliament for Swansea East
In office 10 October 1974 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	Neil McBride
Succeeded by	Sian James
Member of Parliament for Monmouth
In office 31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970
Preceded by	Peter Thorneycroft
Succeeded by	John Stradling Thomas
Personal details
Born	(1939-06-17) 17 June 1939 (age 85) Swansea, Wales
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Swansea University

Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea PC DL (born 17 June 1939) is a Welsh Labour politician, who was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in recent years, his service totalling 34 years.^[1] Since 2005, he has served as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.