Irving Gerstein

Irving Russell Gerstein, (born February 10, 1941) is a . He was appointed to the Senate on January 2, 2009 and retired on February 10, 2016 upon getting to the retirement age of 75.The son of Bertrand and , Gerstein was made a member of the in 1999. In 2002, he was given the award.
Early life and achievements.
Gerstein is best known for his time as president of Peoples Jewellers. and by 1990, he lead the world’s largest jewelry retail empire.
He has served as a director of , Medical Facilities Corporation, Student Transportation of America, Economic Investment Trust, Inc., Traders Group Limited, , Insurance, and Scott’s Hospitality. 
Gerstein is an honorary director of , where he previously served as chairman of the board, chairman emeritus and director and also a long-time political fundraiser for the and now the Conservative Party of Canada.
Gerstein received his BSc. in economics from the . He was appointed to the Senate on January 2, 2009 
However on February 23, 2011, Irving Gerstein was charged, along with Senator , with violations of the Canada Elections Act. Elections Canada alleged that Irving Gerstein was involved in a scheme and that was filing false tax claims and exceeding federal spending limits on campaign advertisements. If found guilty, Gerstein would have faced up to a year in prison and fines exceeding $25,000;the charges were dropped though after the Conservative party agreed to pay a $52,000 fine.