Jo Swinson

**Joanne Kate "Jo" Swinson**  (born 5 February 1980) is a British politician who was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 22 July 2019 to 12 December 2019. Before this She was the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017. She was a member of the UK Parliament for an area in Scotland called "East Dunbartonshire".

On 30 May 2019, Swinson announced her plans to run as Vince Cable's replacement for party leader. She won the leadership contest beating Ed Davey.

Swinson led her party in the 2019 general election. She lost her seat to the Scottish National Party and immediately resigned as party leader.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jo Swinson
- **image**: Official portrait of Jo Swinson crop 2.jpg
- **office**: Leader of the Liberal Democrats
- **deputy**: Ed Davey, Sir Ed Davey
- **1blankname**: President of the Liberal Democrats, President
- **1namedata**: Sal Brinton, The Baroness Brinton
- **term start**: 22 July 2019
- **term end**: 13 December 2019
- **predecessor**: Vince Cable, Sir Vince Cable
- **successor**: Ed Davey, Sir Ed Davey
- **office1**: List of Deputy Leaders of the Liberal Democrats, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
- **leader1**: Tim Farron
Vince Cable, Sir Vince Cable
- **term start1**: 20 June 2017
- **term end1**: 22 July 2019
- **predecessor1**: Malcolm Bruce
- **successor1**: Ed Davey, Sir Ed Davey
- **office2**: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs
- **primeminister2**: David Cameron
- **term start2**: 4 September 2012
- **term end2**: 8 May 2015
- **predecessor2**: Norman Lamb
- **successor2**: Lucy Neville-Rolfe, The Baroness Neville-Rolfe
- **office3**: Scottish Liberal Democrats#Deputy Leaders, Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
- **leader3**: Tavish Scott
Willie Rennie
- **term start3**: 20 September 2010
- **term end3**: 23 September 2012
- **predecessor3**: Michael Moore (British politician), Michael Moore
- **successor3**: Alistair Carmichael
- **office4**: Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat frontbench team, Spokesperson Foreign and Commonwealth Office, for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- **leader4**: Tim Farron
Vince Cable, Sir Vince Cable
- **term start4**: 16 June 2017
- **term end4**: 22 July 2019
- **predecessor4**: Tom Brake
- **successor4**: Chuka Umunna
- **office5**: Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat Scotland Office, Scotland Liberal Democrat frontbench team, Spokeswoman
- **leader5**: Menzies Campbell
Vince Cable
- **term start5**: 8 March 2006
- **term end5**: 20 December 2007
- **predecessor5**: John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso, The 3rd Viscount Thurso
- **successor5**: Alistair Carmichael
- **office6**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency), East Dunbartonshire
- **term start6**: 8 June 2017
- **term end6**: 6 November 2019
- **predecessor6**: John Nicolson
- **successor6**: Amy Callaghan
- **term start7**: 5 May 2005
- **term end7**: 30 March 2015
- **predecessor7**: _Constituency established_
- **successor7**: John Nicolson
- **birth name**: Joanne Kate Swinson
- **birth place**: Glasgow, Scotland
- **nationality**: British people, British
- **party**: Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats
- **children**: 2
- **alma mater**: London School of Economics
- **caption**: Swinson in 2017