Keith Swanick

Keith Swanick is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]

Keith Swanick
Senator
In office
27 April 2016 – 27 March 2020
ConstituencyCultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
BornCastlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse(s)Aislinn Swanick (m. 2007)
Children2
Alma mater

Originally from Castlerea in County Roscommon, Swanick and his wife run a GP Practice in Belmullet in the Erris region of North Mayo. He is also the Secretary of the National Association of Irish General Practitioners.

He was chosen as a candidate for Fianna Fáil in a Seanad by-election after the retirement of Jimmy Harte, which was won by Labour's Máiría Cahill.[3] He initially considered contesting the 2016 general election in the Roscommon-Galway constituency but declined.[4]

He was the Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Health and Mental Health.

He did not contest the 2020 Irish Seanad election, after being involved in an Oireachtas expenses controversy.[5]

References
  1. "Keith Swanick". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. "Quarter of senate seats filled". RTÉ News. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. "Fianna Fáil Selects Community GP For Seanad Bye Election". fiannafail.ie. 14 October 2015.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Fianna Fáil Senator at centre of expenses controversy will not seek re-election". The Irish Times. 28 January 2020.


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