David Swann

David Swann
Swann in 2010
Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta
In office
15 December 2008 – 10 September 2011
Preceded byKevin Taft
Succeeded byRaj Sherman
Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
Interim
In office
1 February 2015 – 4 June 2017
Preceded byRaj Sherman
Succeeded byDavid Khan
In office
12 December 2008 – 10 September 2011
Preceded byKevin Taft
Succeeded byRaj Sherman
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Mountain View
In office
22 November 2004 – 16 April 2019
Preceded byMark Hlady
Succeeded byKathleen Ganley
Personal details
Born
David Richard Swann[1]

(1949-06-19) 19 June 1949 (age 75)
Taber, Alberta, Canada[2]
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLaureen
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
University of Calgary
Profession
Signature
Websitewww.davidswann.ca

David Richard Swann (born 19 June 1949)[3] is a Canadian medical doctor and politician. He was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Alberta Legislature from December 2008 until resigning as party leader in September 2011. He returned as interim leader of the Alberta Liberal Party on 1 February 2015, following the resignation of Raj Sherman[4] and led the party through the 2015 provincial election.

Swann is, to date, the last Liberal elected to the Alberta Legislature.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Canada.com Archived 2012-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "David Swann's Birthday Party". Alberta Liberal Party. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. ^ "David Swann chosen as interim leader of Alberta Liberals". CBC News. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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