Keith Swanick
Senator Dr. Keith Swanick | |
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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
- ↑ "Quarter of senate seats filled". RTE News. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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