Tom Tavares-Finson

Senator the Honourable
Tom Tavares-Finson
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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[1] and White Jamaican, Hyacinth Lelia Tavares-Finson.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.