Early Life
Swain was born in Palmerston North on 20 December 1951. He attended St. Patrick's College in Wellington. He has obtained a BA from Victoria University of Wellington.
Before entering politics, he worked in the social welfare sector, and has also been a bus driver in Wellington. Swain has a daughter with his wife Toni Reeves-Swain, and two sons from an earlier marriage.
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