Glenn G. Tobin (born November 19, 1950) was a Canadian politician. He represented the
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of
Burin-Placentia West
Burin-Placentia West was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Placentia West prior to 1975. As of 2011 there were 7,673 eligible voters living within the distric ...
in the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Bu ...
from 1982 to 1996. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tobin worked as a social worker in
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marystown is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of around 5,000. Situated 306 km from the province's capital, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, it is on the Burin Peninsula. Until ...
, where he also served as a town councillor and deputy mayor. He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1982. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Social Services, and Works and Minister of Services and Transportation. Tobin also served as deputy opposition house leader.
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After leaving politics, he became manager and operator of Island Trucking Ltd. In 2004, he was named chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation.]
References
1950 births
Living people
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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