Noël Kinsella

The Honourable Dr. Noël A. Kinsella
Senator from New Brunswick (Fredericton-York-Sunbury)
Incumbent
Assumed office September 12, 1990
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1939 (1939-11-28) (age 71) Saint John, New Brunswick
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Ann Conley Kinsella
Profession	Professor, senior public servant
Religion	Roman Catholic

Noël A. Kinsella (born November 28, 1939) is a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian Senate.

Education

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from University College in Dublin, Ireland. He received an L.Ph. and a Ph.D. degree from Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy. Furthermore, he received an S.T.L. and an S.T.D. degree from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. He was a Professor for 41 years at St. Thomas University and is currently a member of the Board of Governors. He also served as Chair of the Atlantic Human Rights Centre.

Career

Kinsella was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on September 12, 1990, as a Senator for New Brunswick. He sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party caucus until 2004 when he joined most of the Tory caucus in becoming a Conservative Senator.

Kinsella was Opposition Whip (1994 - 1999) and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (1999 - October 1, 2004) when he became Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. On February 8, 2006, he was named Speaker of the Senate by the Governor General on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Kinsella speaks French, and uses it in parliament.

Kinsella is considered a Red Tory and supported Peter MacKay in his bid to become leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2003.

Kinsella is an Honourary Captain (N) of the Canadian navy.^[1]

References

1. ^ Blakeley, Darlene. Canadian Navy: A senator joins the ranks. Retrieved 20 March 2009.

External links

• Noël Kinsella - Parliament of Canada biography
• The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, The Speaker of the Senate, Biography

Political offices
Preceded by John Lynch-Staunton	Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada 2004-2006	Succeeded by Dan Hays
Preceded by Dan Hays	Speaker of the Canadian Senate 2006-	Succeeded by Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Paul Martin as Former Prime Minister	Canadian order of precedence as Speaker of the Canadian Senate	Succeeded by Andrew Scheer as Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons

Persondata
Name	Kinsella, Noel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 28, 1939
Place of birth	Saint John, New Brunswick
Date of death
Place of death