Brian Swift

{{Short description|Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1952)}}

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = February 1987

| term_end = June 1989

| constituency = Waterford

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| birth_place = County Waterford, Ireland

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| nationality = Irish

| party = Fianna Fáil

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Brian Swift (born 2 May 1952) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. A solicitor by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1981 and November 1982 general elections. He was elected to Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council, and served as Mayor of Waterford in 1986.Kenny, Shane and Keane, Fergal Irish Politics Now: 'This Week' Guide to the 25th Dáil, Dingle, County Kerry: Brandon / RTÉ, 1987, page 217. He was Mayor for a second term in 1998–1999.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency at the 1987 general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Brian-Swift.D.1987-03-10/|title=Brian Swift|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=3 April 2009|archive-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185619/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Brian-Swift.D.1987-03-10|url-status=live}} He lost his seat at the 1989 general election.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3404|title=Brian Swift|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=3 April 2009|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080015/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3404|url-status=live}}