Jane Swift

Jane Swift
Swift in 2001
Acting Governor of Massachusetts
In office April 10, 2001 – January 2, 2003
Preceded by	Paul Cellucci
Succeeded by	Mitt Romney
69th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 7, 1999 – January 2, 2003
Governor	Paul Cellucci
Preceded by	Paul Cellucci
Succeeded by	Kerry Healey
Secretary of Consumer Affairs of Massachusetts
In office July 29, 1997 – February 5, 1998
Governor	Paul Cellucci
Preceded by	Michael T. Duffy
Succeeded by	Daniel Grabauskas
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Peter C. Webber
Succeeded by	Andrea Nuciforo
Personal details
Born	Jane Maria Swift (1965-02-24) February 24, 1965 (age 59) North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Chuck Hunt ​ ​ (m. 1994; died 2021)​ [1]
Children	3
Education	Trinity 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 or acting governor in U.S. history.^[3]

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