Desmond Angus Swayne (born 20 August1956) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is ConservativeMember of Parliament for the constituency of New Forest West in Hampshire, and was first elected in May 1997. August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... New Forest West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
He was educated at Bedford School and studied Theology at the University of St Andrews. In 2003 he served for five months in Iraq as a major in the Territorial Army. Bedford School is an independent for boys, situated in Bedford, 50 miles north of London, England. ... The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410 and 1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland (and third oldest in the English speaking world). ... Major is a military rank denoting an officer of mid-level command status. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ...