23 Facts About Brian Tobin

Brian Tobin was a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a cabinet minister in Jean Chretien's Liberal government.

Brian Tobin studied political science at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St John's.

Brian Tobin worked a brief stint as a TV news announcer with NBC before joining the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador as a political aide to former federal Member of Parliament and federal cabinet minister Don Jamieson.

Brian Tobin is married to Jodean and they have three children: Heather, Adam, and Jack.

Brian Tobin was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the 1980 election.

Brian Tobin was re-elected in the 1984 election even though Brian Mulroney's, Progressive Conservative Party won the largest majority government in Canadian history.

Critics note that Brian Tobin was likely doing this to preserve his political life in his home province.

Brian Tobin received full backing of the United Kingdom and Ireland in the pursuit.

Later that month, Brian Tobin conducted an international news conference from a barge on the East River outside the United Nations headquarters and dramatically displayed an illegal, under Canadian Law, trawl net that had allegedly been cut from a Spanish trawler which was arrested outside the Canadian EEZ, on international waters.

Brian Tobin was accused by the arrested shipmen of ill-intentionally orchestrating a media-oriented frame-up to mislead attention from economic and public image problems Canada was facing.

In 1996, Brian Tobin resigned from federal politics to succeed Clyde Wells as leader of the governing Liberal Party of Newfoundland and premier.

Brian Tobin insisted that the resources will never be mined unless Newfoundlanders received secondary manufacturing and tertiary service spin-offs.

In October 2000, Brian Tobin suddenly resigned to join the federal Cabinet and run for re-election to the House of Commons in a snap election called by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson on the advice of her prime minister, Jean Chretien.

In January 2002, Brian Tobin abruptly resigned both his cabinet portfolio and parliament seat.

In retirement from politics, Brian Tobin has served on the board of several Canadian corporations.

Brian Tobin became CEO of Magna International Developments, controller of Magna's vast real estate and horse track holdings, the latter through Magna Entertainment Corporation.

Brian Tobin has since joined the libertarian think-tank the Fraser Institute.

Brian Tobin is a Senior Business Advisor with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP in Toronto and is a member of the firm's Public Policy Group.

In 2003, Brian Tobin authored his biography titled All In Good Time.

On January 31,2006, Brian Tobin officially announced that he would not be running for the federal Liberal leadership.

Brian Tobin was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada on 19 November 2012.

Brian Tobin is highly regarded for his strong and principled leadership.

Brian Tobin took a strong stance against offshore over-fishing by foreign fleets.