Career
Before going into politics, Swire served in the Grenadier Guards.
He was a financial consultant for Streets Financial Ltd, then became of Head of Development for the National Gallery, then Director of the auction house Sotheby's directly before his election from 1996.
Swire was non-executive chairman of Photo-Me International prior to joining the Government.
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