Lieutenant General James Francis Pardoe Swift, CB, OBE (born 6 October 1967) is a retired senior British Army officer.

[1] Swift was appointed Director of Strategy in March 2016;[5] the post was re-titled as Assistant Chief of the General Staff in September 2018.

[7] It was announced on 30 January 2020 that Swift would become Chief of Defence People (CDP), succeeding Lieutenant General Richard Nugee in late February 2020.

[8] Swift was promoted to lieutenant general on 27 February 2020,[9] and retired from the army on 25 April 2023.

[10] Swift was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2023 New Year Honours.