appointed religion birth_place nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
jean chrétien judaism winnipeg , manitoba canadian liberal senator from manitoba 22 may 1938 1998 richard kroft
 2004 richard henry kroft university of manitoba
richard kroft

richard henry kroft , -lrb- born may 22 , 1938 -rrb- 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 .
