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Birth Name: Joanne Kate Swinson
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Birth: 5 February, 1980
Ethnicity: Scottish
Jo Swinson is a Scottish politician. She served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, from 22 July, 2019 to 13 December, 2019. She has also been a Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, from 2005 to 2010, and then, from 2017 to 2019; Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, from 20 September, 2010 to 23 September, 2012, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, and for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs, from 2012 to 2015; and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, from 20 June, 2017 to 22 July, 2019; as well as, a Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire, from 5 May, 2005 to 30 March, 2015, and again, from 8 June, 2017 to 6 November, 2019.
She is the daughter of Annette and Peter Swinson. Jo is married to English politician Duncan Hames, with whom she has three children. Duncan was a Member of Parliament for Chippenham, from 2005 to 2015.