{{Short description|South African politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | party = Democratic Alliance<br />Democratic Party | office1 = Member of the National Assembly | term_start1 = June 1999 | term_end1 = May 2009 | citizenship = South Africa | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|12|01|df=yes}} }}
'''Paul Stephanus Swart''' (born 1 December 1959) is a South African politician who represented the Democratic Party (DP) and Democratic Alliance (DA) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He represented the North West constituency and is also a former Provincial Chairperson of the DP in the North West province.
== Early life == Swart was born on 1 December 1959.<ref name=":02">{{cite magazine |date=11 June 1999 |title=General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures |url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/za/1999/za-government-gazette-dated-1999-06-11-no-20203.pdf |magazine=Government Gazette of South Africa |location=Pretoria, South Africa |publisher=Government of South Africa |volume=408 |issue=20203 |pages= |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
== Legislative career == He was elected to the National Assembly in the 1999 general election<ref name=":02" /> and served two terms, gaining re-election in 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=20 April 2004 |title=General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004 |url=https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/262770.pdf |magazine=Government Gazette of South Africa |location=Pretoria, South Africa |publisher=Government of South Africa |volume=466 |issue=2677 |pages=4–95 |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> On both occasions, he was ranked first on the party list for the North West Province and therefore served as one of the party's two representatives in the province, alongside Joe Seremane. By 1999, he was also the DP's provincial chairperson in the North West.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-09-09 |title=DP scoops another by-election |url=https://mg.co.za/article/1999-09-09-dp-scoops-another-by-election/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
The DP joined the DA coalition shortly after Swart was elected. He served as the DA's spokesman on safety during his first term<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-07-15 |title=Report on SA farm killings published by 'end of July' |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2003-07-15-report-on-sa-farm-killings-published-by-end-of-july/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> and as spokesman on intelligence during his second term.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-27 |title=DA demands return of NIA spying material |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2006-03-27-da-demands-return-of-nia-spying-material/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> In 2007, the DA caucus elected him as one of the party's four whips in the National Assembly, the others being Sandy Kalyan, Willem Doman, and Donald Lee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2007 |title=Botha: Zille 'delighted' |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/botha-zille-delighted-20070524 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> He left Parliament after the 2009 general election.
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