Richard Kroft Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Richard Henry Kroft
Honorific-Suffix:CM
Office:Senator from Manitoba
Appointed:Jean Chrétien
Term Start:1998
Term End:2004
Birth Date:22 May 1938
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal
Alma Mater:University of Manitoba

Richard Henry Kroft, (born May 22, 1938) is a former Canadian lawyer, businessman, and Senator.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Manitoba in 1959 and an LL.B in 1963.

He was Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of McCabe Grain Co. Ltd. Next, he became Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, and Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, Mitchell Sharp. After, in 1969, he became President of Tryton Investment Co. Ltd.

He was summoned to the Senate by recommendation of Jean Chrétien in 1998, and resigned in 2004. He was Chair of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, and Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.

He is married to Hillaine Jacob and has three children, Elizabeth, Steven, and Gordon.

Honours

In 1997, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2008, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Honorable Richard H. Kroft, LL.D., May 29, 2008. University of Manitoba.