Calgary-Mountain View

David Swann

Critic for Health and Wellness, Human Services
http://www.davidswann.ca/

David Swann was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary Mountain-View on November 22, 2004. He was re-elected on March 3, 2008. He was elected as Leader of the Alberta Liberals, and therefore Leader of the Official Opposition, on December 13, 2008. He stepped down from that role on September 10, 2011.

Dr. Swann graduated from the University of Alberta with his B.MSc. in 1971, his M.D. in 1973, and from the University of Calgary with his FRCP(C) in 1988. He practised as a family physician from 1975 to 1984 and then as a public health consultant from 1988 to 2004.

Dr. Swann is active within his community and was responsible for initiating the Healthy City Project in Calgary in 1987. He was also a part of developing the first pesticide-free park in Calgary in 1998.

He was involved in the publication of Finding My Voice for Peace (from Canada and the New American Empire, ed. George Melnyk). Dr. Swann was also honoured with the Gold Star Teaching Award in both 1999 and 2003 from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary.

Dr. Swann and his wife, Laureen, have three children. During his free time he enjoys peace and justice work, music and singing, jogging, woodworking, and writing.

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Constituency Office

#102, 723 14 St. N.W.
Calgary, AB

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