Paul Swain (politician)

Paul Swain
Swain in 2020
50th Minister of Immigration
In office
21 February 2004 – 19 October 2005
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byLianne Dalziel
Succeeded byDavid Cunliffe
6th Minister of Corrections
In office
19 May 2003 – 19 October 2005
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byMark Gosche
Succeeded byPete Hodgson
20th Minister of Transport
In office
27 July 2002 – 26 February 2004
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byMark Gosche
Succeeded byDamien O'Connor
5th Minister of Commerce
In office
10 December 1999 – 15 August 2002
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byMax Bradford
Succeeded byLianne Dalziel
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Rimutaka
In office
12 October 1996 – 8 November 2008
Preceded bynew constituency
Succeeded byChris Hipkins
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Eastern Hutt
In office
27 October 1990 – 12 October 1996
Preceded byTrevor Young
Succeeded bydiscontinued constituency
Personal details
Born (1951-12-20) 20 December 1951 (age 72)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
SpouseToni Reeves
Children5

Paul Desmond Swain QSO (born 20 December 1951) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1990 until 2008, representing the Labour Party. From 2010 to 2019, he was a councillor on the Greater Wellington Regional Council.