Meryl Jane Swanson (née Partridge; born 3 September 1970) is an Australian politician and former radio presenter.

After graduating she worked in broadcasting for several years, as a researcher, producer and reporter for NBN Television and as a presenter with 2KO.

[6] After the 2019 election, Swanson endorsed Joel Fitzgibbon for the leadership of the ALP, although he eventually decided not to stand.

[3] Following the ALP's victory at the 2022 election, Swanson was appointed chair of the House Standing Committee on Agriculture.

In March 2021 she "urged MPs [...] to be careful about the way they talked about taking action on climate change, arguing that coal workers should not feel demonised as Australia transitions to a low-emissions future".