Keith Swanick

Senator
Dr. Keith Swanick
Senator
Assumed office
26 April 2016
Constituency Cultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
Born Castlerea, Roscommon, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fianna Fáil

Dr. Keith Swanick is a Fianna Fáil Senator.[1] He was elected for the Cultural and Educational Panel at the 2016 Irish Seanad Election.

Originally from Castlerea in County Roscommon, Swanick and his wife run a GP Practice in Belmullet on the Erris Peninsula. 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 Mairia Cahill. He initially considered contesting the Irish 2016 general election in the Roscommon-Galway constituency but declined.

References

  1. "Quarter of senate seats filled". RTE News. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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