Jim Quinn (New Brunswick politician)

Canadian politician

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The HonourableJim Quinn

Canadian Senator from New Brunswick
Incumbent
Assumed office June 22, 2021
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Richard Wagner
Preceded by	Joseph A Day

Personal details
Born	James Quinn (1957-01-25) January 25, 1957 (age 67) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Canadian Senators Group
Profession	Senator

James Quinn (born January 25, 1957) is a Canadian Senator from New Brunswick. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 22, 2021, by Governor General Richard Wagner on the advice of prime minister Justin Trudeau.

Quinn is a graduate of Dalhousie University (BSc) and holds the professional designation of Certified Management Accountant (CMA) – Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He was previously the president and CEO of Saint John Port Authority and brought over 30 years of experience in the marine and public sectors to Port Saint John, where he began his career on Coast Guard (CG) ships and oil tanker ships, in 1973. In 1981, he rejoined the CG and in 1982, he moved to the CG headquarters in Ottawa, where he was promoted to leadership positions including Regional Director of the Central and Arctic Region and Director General, Marine Programs.

After 23 years with the Coast Guard, Quinn joined the Privy Council Office’s Machinery of Government Secretariat and Social Development Policy Secretariat as a Senior Advisor. In 2002, he joined Indian and Northern Affairs Canada as Director General of Lands and was promoted through several leadership positions culminating in the Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister role. Quinn also held the position of Chief Financial Officer at the Canadian International Development Agency before leaving government to work at Port Saint John.

He also serves as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel for the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company), 5th division army.

References

Jordan Press, "Former labour leader, Liberal candidate among three new Senate appointments". Canadian Press, June 22, 2021.

v t e Current members of the Senate of Canada
Presiding officers: Speaker: Raymonde Gagné Speaker pro tempore: Pierrette Ringuette
AB	■ Fridhandler ■ LaBoucane-Benson ■ Simons ■ Sorensen ■ Tannas ■ K. Wells
BC	■ Busson ■ Greenwood ■ Martin ■ Woo 2 vacancies
MB	■ Adler ■ Gagné ■ McCallum ■ McPhedran ■ Osler ■ Plett
NB	■ Boudreau ■ Cormier ■ Hartling ■ Kingston ■ McNair ■ Poirier ■ Quinn ■ Richards ■ Ringuette ■ Ross
NL	■ Manning ■ Marshall ■ Petten ■ Ravalia ■ D. Wells ■ White
NS	■ Aucoin ■ Bernard ■ Cordy ■ Coyle ■ Cuzner ■ C. Deacon ■ Kutcher ■ MacDonald ■ Prosper ■ Surette
ON	■ Al Zaibak ■ Ataullahjan ■ Black ■ Boehm ■ Boniface ■ Boyer ■ Burey ■ Cardozo ■ Clement ■ Dasko ■ M. Deacon ■ Dean ■ Harder ■ McBean ■ Moncion ■ Moodie ■ Omidvar ■ Pate ■ R. Patterson ■ Senior ■ Varone ■ Yussuff 1 vacancy
PE	■ Downe ■ Francis ■ MacAdam ■ Robinson 1 vacancy
QC	■ Audette ■ Brazeau ■ Carignan ■ Dagenais ■ Dalphond ■ Forest ■ Galvez ■ Gerba ■ Gignac ■ Gold ■ Housakos ■ Loffreda ■ Massicotte ■ Mégie ■ Miville-Dechêne ■ Moreau ■ Oudar ■ Petitclerc ■ Saint-Germain ■Seidman ■ Smith ■ Verner ■ Youance 1 vacancy
SK	■ Arnot ■ Batters ■ Klyne ■ Muggli ■ Wallin 1 vacancy
Territories	NT ■ Anderson NU ■ Karetak-Lindell YT ■ Duncan
■ Independent Senators Group (41) ■ Canadian Senators Group (18) ■ Progressive Senate Group (14) ■ Conservative (12) ■ Non-affiliated (10) vacant (9)

v t e Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Chair	Robert Black
Vice Chair	Paula Simons
Members	Colin Deacon Marty Klyne Sabi Marwah Terry Mercer Chantal Petitclerc Don Plett Jim Quinn Howard Wetston

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