2017 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election
The 2017 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election was announced on 14 June 2017, and Jo Swinson was elected unopposed on 20 June.
2017 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election
Joanne Kate Swinson is a British former politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from July to December 2019. She was the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position, as well as the shortest-serving holder of the post. Swinson was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire from 2005 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019. In September 2020 Swinson became Director of Partners for a New Economy (P4NE).
Official portrait, 2017
Swinson with the then Treasury minister Sajid Javid discussing payday lending at the Which? ministerial credit visit in 2013
Ministerial portrait, 2014
Swinson in 2017 as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats