Keith Swanick
Keith Swanick | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 27 April 2016 – 27 March 2020 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Castlerea,County Roscommon,Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Aislinn Swanick(m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
Keith Swanickis an Irish formerFianna Fáilpolitician who served as aSenatorfor theCultural and Educational Panelfrom 2016 to 2020.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Originally fromCastlereainCounty Roscommon,Swanick and his wife run a GP Practice inBelmulletin theErrisregion of North Mayo. He is also the Secretary of the National Association of Irish General Practitioners.[3]
Career[edit]
He was chosen as a candidate for Fianna Fáil in a Seanad by-election after the retirement ofJimmy Harte,which was won by Labour'sMáiría Cahill.[4]He initially considered contesting the2016 general electionin theRoscommon-Galwayconstituency but declined.[5]
He was the Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Health and Mental Health.[citation needed]
He did not contest the2020 Seanad election,after being involved in anOireachtasexpenses controversy.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Keith Swanick".Oireachtas Members Database.Archivedfrom the original on 20 July 2019.Retrieved20 July2019.
- ^"Quarter of senate seats filled".RTÉ News.26 April 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 27 April 2016.Retrieved26 April2016.
- ^"The Loneliness Taskforce".Eolas Magazine.31 May 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 27 August 2018.Retrieved23 March2021.
- ^"Fianna Fáil Selects Community GP For Seanad Bye Election".fiannafail.ie.14 October 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 24 June 2016.Retrieved30 April2016.
- ^"Castlerea native Dr Keith Swanick to contest Seanad by election for Fianna Fail".Archived fromthe originalon 6 May 2016.Retrieved30 April2016.
- ^"Fianna Fáil Senator at centre of expenses controversy will not seek re-election".The Irish Times.28 January 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 28 January 2020.Retrieved30 March2020.
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- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Galway
- Alumni of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Fianna Fáil senators
- Members of the 25th Seanad
- 21st-century Irish medical doctors
- People from Belmullet
- People from Castlerea
- Medical doctors from County Roscommon
- Cultural and Educational Panel senators
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