Hugo Swire

The Right Honourable The Lord Swire KCMG PC
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of State for Europe and the Americas
In office 4 September 2012 – 15 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Jeremy Browne
Succeeded by	Alan Duncan
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Paul Goggins
Succeeded by	Mike Penning
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2022 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for East Devon
In office 7 June 2001 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Peter Emery
Succeeded by	Simon Jupp
Shadow portfolios
2005–2007	Shadow Minister for the Olympics
2005–2007	Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Personal details
Born	(1959-11-30) 30 November 1959 (age 65) Marylebone, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sasha Nott ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	University of St Andrews Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1980–1983
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Grenadier Guards

Hugo George William Swire, Baron Swire, KCMG, PC (born 30 November 1959) is a British politician. He served as 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 Europe and the Americas, a role he held until July 2016.^[1][2] Swire is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.^[3] He retired from the House of Commons at the 2019 general election. Since 2022 he has been a member of the House of Lords.