Richard Kroft

Richard Henry Kroft, CM (born May 22, 1938) is a former Canadian lawyer, businessman, and Senator.

He was summoned to the Senate by recommendation of Jean Chrétien in 1998, and resigned in 2004.

He was Chair of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, and Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.

He is married to Hillaine Jacob and has three children, Elizabeth, Steven, and Gordon.

In 2008, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba.