Jim Cowan | |
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| Senator for Nova Scotia | |
| In office March 24, 2005 – January 22, 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Paul Martin |
| Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| Leader of the Senate Liberal Caucus | |
| In office January 29, 2014 – June 15, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Day |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
| In office November 3, 2008 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Céline Hervieux-Payette |
| Succeeded by | Claude Carignan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1942 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal (until 2014) Senate Liberal (2014-present) |
| Spouse | Shelagh Cowan |
| Relations | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Children | Robert, David, Peter and Suzanne Cowan |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie University London School of Economics |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | politician |
| Committees | Standing Committee of Selection, Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
| Portfolio | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate |
James S. Cowan CM KC (born January 22, 1942) is a Canadian lawyer, a senator from Nova Scotia from 2005 to 2017, and was Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 2008 to 2015 and leader of the Independent Liberal caucus until June 15, 2016. Cowan was a lawyer and a partner at the legal firm Stewart McKelvey from 1967 until 2020.[1] He retired from the senate on January 22, 2017, having reached the mandatory retirement age for senators.