A member of the Democratic Alliance, he served as the inaugural Executive Mayor of the George Local Municipality from 2000 to 2004, when he was elected to the National Assembly.

In 1965, Swart graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics and Psychology.

[2] In November 2006, Swart called for the Public Protector to probe the ongoing mayhem at the Department of Home Affairs.

[7] Swart was also the father-in-law of one of former African National Congress MP Jannie Momberg's sons.

[8] On 8 January 2021, Swart was admitted to hospital in George after he had contracted COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.