Thomas Michael McMillan
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The Honourable Tom McMillan PC |
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| Member of Parliament for Hillsborough | |
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In office 1979–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Heath MacQuarrie |
| Succeeded by | George Proud |
| Minister of the Environment | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Suzanne Blais-Grenier |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Bouchard |
| Personal details | |
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October 15, 1945 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Political scientist |
Thomas Michael "Tom" McMillan, PC (born October 15, 1945) is a Canadian political scientist and former politician.
Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, McMillan was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 general election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Hillsborough, Prince Edward Island. He was re-elected in the 1980 and 1984 elections. He served as Deputy House Leader from 1983 to 1984 under Leader of the Opposition Brian Mulroney.
Following the Tory landslide in the 1984 general election, Mulroney appointed McMillan to Cabinet as Minister of State for tourism. A year later, McMillan was named Minister of the Environment, replacing the controversial Suzanne Blais-Grenier.
He was concerned with emerging issues of the 1980s like acid rain, and remained active in local issues and heritage preservation. When in 1981 an historic bank building in his riding was demolished there was an outcry from concerned citizens, including McMillan. He summed up the loss of this historic structure, "The actions of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Charlottetown have been decidedly more imperial than Canadian." He became increasingly active in preservation causes including the restoration of a brick powder magazine located in Brighton Compound in Charlottetown.
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