Hon. Tom Osborne
Member for St. John’s South
Minister of Justice
Born in St. John’s in 1964, Tom Osborne was educated at Brother Edmund Rice High School and graduated from Cabot College in St. John’s. He worked with Statistics Canada from 1986 to 1990, with Small Business Enterprise from 1990 to 1995, and with the Penney Group of Companies from 1990 until his election in 1996. He was elected in the general elections of 1996, 1999 and 2003. He was elected Opposition Caucus vice-chair, was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition, and served as Opposition critic for Industry, Trade and Technology, Government Services and Lands, and Environment and Labour. He has also served as a Member of the Public Accounts Committee. Minister Osborne was appointed to Cabinet in November 2003 and served as Minister of Environment from 2003 to 2006. On March 14, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Health and Community Services. On January 19, 2007, he was appointed Minister of Justice. Minister Osborne is married to Yvonne (McGrath) of Placentia and has two daughters, Rhiannon and Kate, and son, Reegan.