Leo Kolber
The Honourable E. Leo Kolber (born January 18, 1929) is a Canadian businessman, company director, philanthropist and former Senator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1952. Kolber was President of CEMP Investments, a family holding company for the children of Samuel Bronfman. For many years, Kolber was the chief fundrasier for the Liberal Party of Canada. He also served on the boards of many companies, including Seagram, MGM, and the Toronto-Dominion Bank. In 1983, Kolber was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Victoria, Quebec. In 2003, he published his autobiogragphy, written with L. Ian MacDonald, entitled Leo: A Life. Though long associated with the pro-business wing of The Liberal Party, Kolber writes that he always considered himself “a strange sort of socialist.”
