Tom Tavares-Finson | |
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![]() Tavares-Finson in 2023 | |
President of the Senate of Jamaica | |
Assumed office 10 March 2016 | |
Deputy | Charles Sinclair Jr. |
Preceded by | Floyd Morris |
Personal details | |
Born | Kingston,Colony of Jamaica | 7 July 1953
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Rose Costantini Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (1981–1995) |
Children | 5 |
Thomas Tavares-Finson (born 7 July 1953) is a Jamaican lawyer and politician who has been the President of the Senate of Jamaica since 2016,and a member of the Senate since 2007. He has been a member of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica since 2006.
Thomas Tavares-Finson was born on 7 July 1953. [1] He was educated at Jamaica College,McMaster University,Institute of Commonwealth Studies,and the University of London. [2]
Tavares-Finson was admitted to the English bar in 1979,the Jamaica Bar in 1981,and is a member of the Middle Temple. He is a justice of the peace and a notary public. [3]
Tavares-Finson was a member of the Electoral Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2006,and he became a member of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica] in 2006. He was a member of the Jamaica Labour Party's central executive and standing committees. [2] [3] He is currently the chair of the National Gallery of Jamaica. [3]
Tavares-Finson was a member of the Senate in the 1980 session,and returned in 2007. [3] He was elected Deputy President of the Senate in 2007. [2] He was in charge of the opposition business in the Senate. He succeeded Floyd Morris [4] as President of the Senate on 10 March 2016 and reelected on 15 September 2020. [1]
Tavares-Finson married Cindy Breakspeare,who had an affair with Bob Marley. [5] In 1998,he married Rose Costantini. [2] He had two children with Breakspeare and two with Costantini. [4] His son,Christian Tavares-Finson,ran for a seat in the House of Representatives in 2025. [6]
The Order of Jamaica was awarded to Tavares-Finson in 2020. [3]