Tobias Enverga

The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga
Senator for Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office September 6, 2012
Nominated by	Stephen Harper
Appointed by	David Johnston
TCDSB Trustee for Ward 8
In office December 1, 2010 – September 5, 2012
Preceded by	Oliver Carroll
Succeeded by	Garry Tanuan
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-02) December 2, 1955
Political party	Conservative

Tobias C. Enverga, Jr. is a Canadian senator representing the province of Ontario.

School Trustee

He served as a school trustee on the Toronto Catholic District School Board until his appointment to the Senate and was the first Filipino-Canadian elected to public office in the city of Toronto.

He was co-chair of the Asian Heritage Month Celebration for the Greater Toronto Area and was previously a director of the Canadian Multicultural Council - Asians in Ontario. He founded the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation and is a former president of the Philippine Independence Day Council. He was awarded the Queen's 60th Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

Senator

Enverga was appointed to the Senate of Canada on September 6, 2012, where he sits as a Conservative.

At the time of his appointment, he was a project manager at the Bank of Montreal, where he has worked for more than 30 years.^[1]

Committee Assignments

He is currently a member of the following committees:

• Aboriginal Peoples (APPA)
• Banking, Trade and Commerce (BANC)
• Fisheries and Oceans (POFO)

He was previously a member of the following committees:

• Agriculture and Forestry (AGFO)
• Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (RPRD)
• Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI)

Personal life

He lives in Toronto and was born in the Philippines. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Letran College in the Philippines, a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and a Computer Studies Certificate from Centennial College.

Electoral Record

Municipal

References

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