The Honourable Robert Black

Chair of the Canadian Senators Group
In office November 4, 2019 – October 24, 2023
Leader	Scott Tannas
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Gigi Osler
Canadian Senator from Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office February 15, 2018
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Julie Payette

Personal details
Born	(1962-03-27) March 27, 1962 (age 61) Fergus, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Canadian Senators Group
Other political affiliations	Independent Senators Group (2018-2019)

Robert Black (born March 27, 1962) is a Canadian Senator from Ontario. He was named to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 15, 2018. Prior to his appointment, Black was a leader in the agricultural community. He has been chief executive of the Rural Ontario Institute since 2010 and has also been involved in the 4-H farm youth organization since the 1970s.^[1] He subsequently joined the Independent Senators Group^{[citation needed]} and, on November 4, 2019, he joined the Canadian Senators Group.^[2]

Black has also been a councillor on the Wellington County council from 2014 until his appointment to the Senate^[3] and was a civil servant with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture for fifteen years.^[1] He has also served on the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame's board of directors.^[4]

Early life and education

Black was born and raised in Fergus, Ontario. In 1981 he graduated from Centre Wellington District High School. He attended the University of Guelph in the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture program, graduating in 1985,^[5] and subsequently earned his Bachelor of Education from Queen's University in Kingston, graduating in 1990.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Martha Deacon, Robert Black to represent Ontario in Senate".
^ "Senators List". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ "Two new senators from Ontario named to upper chamber".
^ "About Rob". Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^ "U of G Graduate Appointed to Senate". U of G News. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^ "Robert Black". Prime Minister of Canada. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

v t e Current members of the Senate of Canada
Presiding officers: Speaker: Raymonde Gagné Speaker pro tempore: Pierrette Ringuette
AB	■ LaBoucane-Benson ■ Simons ■ Sorensen ■ Tannas 2 vacancies
BC	■ Busson ■ Greenwood ■ Jaffer ■ Martin ■ Woo 1 vacancy
MB	■ Gagné ■ McCallum ■ McPhedran ■ Osler ■ Plett 1 vacancy
NB	■ Cormier ■ Hartling ■ Kingston ■ McNair ■ Mockler ■ Poirier ■ Quinn ■ Richards ■ Ringuette ■ Ross
NL	■ Manning ■ Marshall ■ Petten ■ Ravalia ■ Wells ■ White
NS	■ Aucoin ■ Bernard ■ Cordy ■ Coyle ■ Cuzner ■ C. Deacon ■ Greene ■ Kutcher ■ MacDonald ■ Prosper
ON	■ Ataullahjan ■ Black ■ Boehm ■ Boniface ■ Boyer ■ Burey ■ Cardozo ■ Clement ■ Dasko ■ M. Deacon ■ Dean ■ Harder ■ Lankin ■ Moncion ■ Moodie ■ Oh ■ Omidvar ■ Pate ■ R. Patterson ■ Yussuff 4 vacancies
PE	■ Downe ■ Francis ■ MacAdam 1 vacancy
QC	■ Audette ■ Bellemare ■ Boisvenu ■ Brazeau ■ Carignan ■ Dagenais ■ Dalphond ■ Dupuis ■ Forest ■ Galvez ■ Gerba ■ Gignac ■ Gold ■ Housakos ■ Loffreda ■ Massicotte ■ Mégie ■ Miville-Dechêne ■ Petitclerc ■ Saint-Germain ■Seidman ■ Smith ■ Verner 1 vacancy
SK	■ Arnot ■ Batters ■ Cotter ■ Klyne ■ Wallin 1 vacancy
Territories	NT ■ Anderson NU ■ D. Patterson YT ■ Duncan
■ Independent Senators Group (39) ■ Conservative (15) ■ Canadian Senators Group (16) ■ Progressive Senate Group (12) ■ Non-affiliated (12) vacant (11)

v t e Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Chair	Robert Black
Vice Chair	Paula Simons
Members	Brent Cotter Colin Deacon Marty Klyne Sabi Marwah Terry Mercer Victor Oh Chantal Petitclerc Don Plett Jim Quinn Howard Wetston