Steve Kent (politician)
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Steve Kent MHA |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North |
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Assumed office November 1, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Harvey Hodder |
| Deputy Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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In office September 30, 2014 – December 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Kathy Dunderdale |
| Minister of Health and Community Services | |
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In office September 30, 2014 – December 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Clyde Jackman |
| Succeeded by | John Haggie |
| Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister Responsible for Fire and Emergency Services – Newfoundland and Labrador, and Registrar General | |
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In office October 9, 2013 – July 3, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Dan Crummell |
| Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement | |
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In office January 29, 2014 – December 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Charlene Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Siobhan Coady |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement | |
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In office October 24, 2012 – October 9, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Lane |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency | |
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In office October 13, 2010 – September 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Harding |
| Succeeded by | Vaughn Granter |
| 8th Mayor of Mount Pearl | |
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In office October 2003 – October 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dave Denine |
| Succeeded by | Randy Simms |
| Councillor/Deputy Mayor of Mount Pearl | |
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In office October 1997 – October 2003 |
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| Succeeded by | Randy Simms |
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7 May 1978 Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Kent |
| Children | 3 (Benjamin, Ciaran, Samuel) |
| Residence | Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Alma mater | Memorial University of Newfoundland, McGill University |
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| Website | Official website |
Stephen (Steve) Kent, MHA, (born May 7, 1978) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. Kent served as the Deputy Premier, Minister of Health and Community Services, Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement in the cabinet of Paul Davis. Previously he served as the Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Minister Responsible for Fire and Emergency Services - Newfoundland and Labrador, and Registrar General in the cabinets of Kathy Dunderdale and Tom Marshall. He has served as the Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the District of Mount Pearl North since 2007.
Prior to entering provincial politics Kent has served as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the City of Mount Pearl and he has worked as Chief Executive Officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland, as Executive Director at United Way of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, and as the Manager of Corporate Development at Stirling Communications. He has also served as the Chief Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Governors for Scouts Canada.
Kent was born in Stephenville in 1978 and lived in Paradise before moving to Mount Pearl in 1980. Kent graduated from O'Donel High School in Mount Pearl in 1996, where he had held the position of Student Council President. In 2001, he completed a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Certificate in Public Administration, at Memorial University of Newfoundland. In May 2003, he received his Master's Degree in Management from McGill University in Montreal.
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