Jane Swift

Jane Swift
Swift in 2001
Acting Governor of Massachusetts
In office
April 10, 2001 – January 2, 2003
Preceded byPaul Cellucci
Succeeded byMitt Romney
69th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 7, 1999 – January 2, 2003
GovernorPaul Cellucci
Preceded byPaul Cellucci
Succeeded byKerry Healey
Secretary of Consumer Affairs of Massachusetts
In office
July 29, 1997 – February 5, 1998
GovernorPaul Cellucci
Preceded byMichael T. Duffy
Succeeded byDaniel Grabauskas
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin district
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byPeter C. Webber
Succeeded byAndrea Nuciforo
Personal details
Born
Jane Maria Swift

(1965-02-24) February 24, 1965 (age 59)
North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1994; died 2021)​
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Children3
EducationTrinity College (BA)

Jane Maria Swift (born February 24, 1965) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003 and, concurrently, as acting governor from April 2001 to January 2003.[note 1] She was the first woman to perform the duties of governor of Massachusetts. At the time she became acting governor, Swift was 36 years old, making her the youngest female governor in U.S. history.[3]

  1. ^ Marquard, Bryan (December 22, 2021). "Chuck Hunt, the state's first 'first husband,' remembered for his 'kindness toward the least powerful'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Deval Patrick's potential presidential run could make Jane Swift an outlier | Boston.com". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. ^ "Swift's Unusual Ride to the Governor's Office". Boston Globe. April 8, 2001. Retrieved 2008-10-03.


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