Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny (born December 10 1943) is a Canadian Senator.

Kenny's political career began in 1968 when he served as executive director of the Liberal Party of Canada in Ontario. He was on the staff of the Prime Minister's Office from 1970 until 1979 rising to the position of policy advisor and assistant principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Following the Liberal government's defeat in the 1979 Canadian election he worked as an executive with Dome Petroleum until being appointed to the Senate by Trudeau in 1984.

As a member of the Upper House, Kenny has been active in writing anti-smoking legislation as well as legislation encouraging the use of alternative fuels. He has also represented Canada as a delegate to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.