Donald Oliver
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The Honourable Donald H. Oliver QC |
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| Senator for South Shore, Nova Scotia | |
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In office September 7, 1990 – November 16, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Brian Mulroney |
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November 16, 1938 Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Donald H. Oliver, QC (born November 16, 1938) is a Canadian lawyer, developer and politician. Oliver served in the Senate of Canada from 1990 until 2013.
A lawyer and developer, Oliver is a member of Nova Scotia's Black minority. He is the nephew of Canadian opera singer Portia White, politician Bill White and labour union activist Jack White, and the cousin of political strategist Sheila White. He is descended from slave refugees who came to Canada during the War of 1812.
Oliver practised law in Halifax, Nova Scotia as a partner in the firm Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales from 1965 to 1990, and subsequently at two other law firms for a total of 36 years, primarily in civil litigation. He taught at Dalhousie University Law School as a part-time professor for 14 years, and also taught law courses at Technical University of Nova Scotia and St. Mary's University. He is a Queen's Counsel.
A long-time activist in the Progressive Conservative Party, Oliver served as the party's director of legal affairs through six federal elections from 1972 to 1988. He has also served as a federal vice-president of the party and as a director of its fundraising wing, the PC Canada Fund.
Oliver also served for years as Constitution Chairman and member of the Finance Committee for the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, and is a former Vice-President of that Party,
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