Tom McInnis (Canadian politician)

The Honourable
Thomas Johnson McInnis
Senator for Nova Scotia
In office
September 6, 2012 – April 9, 2020
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byDavid Johnston
MLA for Halifax Eastern Shore
In office
1978–1993
Preceded byAlexander Garnet Brown
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1945-04-09) April 9, 1945 (age 79)
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
Political partyConservative

Thomas Johnson McInnis (born April 9, 1945) is a retired Canadian senator.[1] He also represented the electoral district of Halifax Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[2]

Born on April 9, 1945, in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, McInnis attended Saint Mary's University and earned his law degree from Dalhousie University.[3] He specializes in property and commercial law and public-private partnerships. He is the president of the Sheet Harbour and Area Chamber of Commerce and was appointed to the Halifax Port Authority in 2008.[4]

  1. ^ "New Conservative senator warns EI reform will drive down wages". The Globe and Mail. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 133. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Halifax Port Authority announces changes to board line-up". Canadian Shipper. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2015.