Lawrence O'Brien
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- You may have also meant Lawrence Francis "Larry" O'Brien, one-time Postmaster General of the United States and commissioner of the National Basketball Association.
Lawrence David O'Brien (March 31, 1951, L'Anse-au-Loup, Labrador - December 16, 2004, St. John's, Newfoundland) was a Canadian politician.
O’Brien represented Labrador in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1996 until his death in 2004. Before being elected to parliament O’Brien was an adult education instructor, a public servant, a teacher, and from 1985 to 1996 a town councillor in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1999 to 2001. He was a strong supporter of a 2003 constitutional amendment which officially changed the name of the province of Newfoundland to "Newfoundland and Labrador."
He was diagnosed with cancer in 1998 and died on December 16, 2004. He is survived by his wife and two children. On January 31, 2005 the members of the House of Commons paid repects to him and his career.
| Preceded by: Bill Rompkey | Member of Parliament for Labrador 1996-2004 | Succeeded by: Todd Russell External link
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