Ron Swanson is a man's man, but he isn't trying to impress anyone with his manly ways. He's simply out to enjoy his life without being bothered by anyone. He is the director of the Parks and Recreation department in Pawnee, Indiana, and is Leslie Knope's boss. Despite his relatively high-ranking position within a government agen...
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Ron Swanson is a man's man, but he isn't trying to impress anyone with his manly ways. He's simply out to enjoy his life without being bothered by anyone. He is the director of the Parks and Recreation department in Pawnee, Indiana, and is Leslie Knope's boss. Despite his relatively high-ranking position within a government agency, Ron is a strong Libertarian who believes government is a useless waste of taxpayer money and an intrusion on people's lives -- and he takes any chance he can get to make cuts in his department and elsewhere. But beyond the intentionally gruff demeanor, he is a deeply kind-hearted man who often goes far out of his way to help his friends.Ron is a devout meat eater and whiskey drinker. He's been known to eat as many as four porterhouse steaks for a regular dinner and has eaten a commissary burger for lunch every day for more than a decade, since he started working for the city. Alternatives to red meat are a waste of his time, and he considers fish to be basically a vegetable. He is an accomplished woodworker who lives in a secluded part of town and works in his garage. He's built all kinds of musical instruments -- including a perfectly executed harp he made one night after consuming many whiskeys, just to prove to Leslie that he was not affected by the alcohol -- boats and more.At work, Ron is more than happy to defer to Leslie, whom he hired because she is so eager to take care of things that it allows him to sit back and do nothing. He seeks out assistants who don't take messages well so that he won't have to call anyone back, and he hates meeting with anyone for any reason -- particularly any member of the public.Ron has been married multiple times to women named Tammy, and his mother's name was Tammy. He sees no connection there. His past relationships have been fraught with drama and tension, mostly because he can't help himself from falling for domineering women and once he's fallen for one, he defers to them almost completely.
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