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Senator the HonourableTom Tavares-FinsonOJ CD KC JP
Tavares-Finson in 2023
President of the Senate of Jamaica
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 March 2016
Preceded byFloyd Morris
Personal details
Born (1953-07-07) 7 July 1953 (age 71)
Kingston, Colony of Jamaica
Political partyJamaica Labour Party
Spouse(s)Rose Tavares-Finson
Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (1981–1995)
ProfessionAttorney-At-Law

Thomas Tavares-Finson (born 7 July 1953) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and President of the Senate of Jamaica.

Biography

Tavares-Finson was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Son of White Englishman, George Frank Finson and White Jamaican, Hyacinth Lelia Tavares-Finson. He was educated at the Jamaica College; McMaster University (Ontario, Canada); the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London; and the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.

He is a member of the Bar Association of Jamaica, the Advocates Association of Jamaica, and the Lay Magistrates’ Association. He is also a member of the Senate and of the Central Executive & Standing Committee of the Jamaica Labour Party.

Senator Tavares-Finson has been a nominated commissioner of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica since 2006 and previously served as a member of the Electoral Advisory Committee from 2005–2006.

He also serves as a Director at D.C. Tavares & Finson Co. Ltd. real estate auctioneers. He is married to Rose Tavares-Finson, née Costantini. They have a daughter named Capri (2001) and a son named Roman (2003).

He has a son Christian (1982) and a daughter Leah (1986) from a previous marriage to Cindy Breakspeare. During that marriage, he was the stepfather of Damian Marley.

References

  1. "George Frank Finson". 17 April 2021.
  2. "Hyacinth Lelia Finson". 12 August 2021.
  3. "Tom Tavares-Finson". Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012.
  4. "Government and Opposition name senators". Irie FM. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
  5. "Cindy says goodbye to Bob, pays tribute to Tom". jamaica-gleaner.com. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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