Background
SWEENEY, Walter Edward was born on April 23, 1949 in Dublin, Ireland. Parents: Patrick Anthony Sweeney and Jane Yerbury Sweeney (née Dent).
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
SWEENEY, Walter Edward was born on April 23, 1949 in Dublin, Ireland. Parents: Patrick Anthony Sweeney and Jane Yerbury Sweeney (née Dent).
University D’aix Marseille, 19th and 20th literature and contemporary philosophy. Hull University, Bachelor of Arts, law and politics. Cambridge University, Master of Philosophy, criminology.
Bedford College, of Higher Education, Cert. Ed., TEFL; spoken languages: English, French, German, Latin.
Member. Conservative Party, since 1964. Chairman, YC, Rugby, 1966. Vice-Chairman, Conservative Associate, Rugby, 1966.
Member. Church Lawford Parish Council, Rugby, 1970-1973. Member, Rugby Borough Council, 1973-1976. Member, Bedfordshire County Council, 1981-1989.
Member of Parliament, Vale of Glamorgan, since 1992. Member, Welsh Select Committee, since 1992. Secretary, All party Penal Affairs Committee, since 1992.
Consultant solicitor, Gordon Kemp and Company, Barry, Wales, since 1990.
51st United Kingdom Parliament]
In 2008 Sweeney, a member of the executive committee of The Freedom Association, made a surprise political re-appearance, standing as an Independent against the Conservative candidate in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election.