Thomas Michael McMillan

Who is Thomas Michael McMillan?

Thomas Michael "Tom" McMillan, PC in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada is a Canadian political scientist and former politician.

McMillan was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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. McMillan maintained a much lower profile than his predecessor.

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.