Kevin Deveaux
| Kevin Deveaux | |
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| MLA for Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |
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In office 1998–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dennis Richards |
| Succeeded by | Becky Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 24, 1966 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | NDP |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Kevin Eugene Deveaux (born September 24, 1966) is a Canadian lawyer and an international expert on parliaments and political parties who worked for the United Nations as the senior global adviser on parliaments and their development from 2008-2012. He served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2006. He also worked for the National Democratic Institute in promoting good governance, transparent and accountable parliaments and effective political parties.
Deveaux was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The youngest of five children, he attended school in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia and Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, graduating from Cole Harbour District High School in 1984. His Father, Eugene "Jeep" Deveaux was the municipal councillor for the community for 24 years, from 1972 to 1996.
From 1984 to 1986, Deveaux attended St. Mary's University, studying for a Bachelor of Commerce. Prior to finishing his degree, he was accepted at Osgoode Hall Law School and graduated from York University in 1989. Among other noted professors, Deveaux was taught by Louise Arbour.
In 1989, after completing law school, Deveaux articled with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General at the Ministry of Labour Legal Services Branch, between 1989 and 1990 and continued to work at that location until 1992. As a Crown Attorney for the Ontario Ministry of Labour he prosecuted corporations that violated the Occupational Health and Safety Act. He also represented workers before administrative tribunals commissioned under the Employment Standards Act.
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