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{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{for multi|the president of the International Tennis Federation|Brian Tobin (tennis)|the Irish hurler|Brian Tobin (hurler)}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]] | image = Briantobin.jpg | name = Brian Tobin | honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OC|size=100%}} | birth_name = Brian Vincent Tobin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|21}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Stephenville]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], Canada }} | residence = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | parliament1 = Canadian | riding1 = [[Bonavista—Trinity—Conception]] | term_start1 = November 27, 2000 | term_end1 = January 25, 2002 | predecessor1 = [[Fred Mifflin]] | successor1 = [[John Efford]] | office = 6th [[Premier of Newfoundland]] | term_start = January 26, 1996 | term_end = October 16, 2000 | monarch = [[Elizabeth II]] | lieutenant_governor = [[Frederick Russell]]<br />[[Arthur Maxwell House]] | predecessor = [[Clyde Kirby Wells|Clyde Wells]] | successor = [[Beaton Tulk]] | office3 = [[Newfoundland House of Assembly|MHA]] for [[Bay of Islands (electoral district)|Bay of Islands]] | term_start3 = February 22, 1996 | term_end3 = February 9, 1999 | predecessor3 = [[Clyde Kirby Wells|Clyde Wells]] | successor3 = [[Eddie Joyce]] | office2 = [[Newfoundland House of Assembly|MHA]] for [[The Straits – White Bay North]] | term_start2 = February 9, 1999 | term_end2 = October 17, 2000 | predecessor2 = [[Chris Decker]] | successor2 = [[Trevor Taylor (politician)|Trevor Taylor]] | parliament6 = Canadian | riding6 = [[Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte]]<br />{{small|([[Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe]]; 1980–1988)}} | term_start6 = February 18, 1980 | term_end6 = January 25, 1996 | predecessor6 = [[Fonse Faour]] | successor6 = [[Gerry Byrne (politician)|Gerry Byrne]] | party = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] | website = | occupation = }} '''Brian Vincent Tobin''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OC}} (born October 21, 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth [[premier of Newfoundland and Labrador|premier of Newfoundland]] from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] and served as a cabinet minister in [[Jean Chrétien]]'s [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/captain-canada-returns-to-federal-politics-1.248761|title='Captain Canada' returns to federal politics|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=2014-04-15|date=November 1, 2000}}</ref>
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