Brent St. Denis | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Algoma—Manitoulin, 1997–2004 Algoma, 1994–1997 | |
| In office January 17, 1994 – September 7, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Foster |
| Succeeded by | Carol Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1950 Blind River, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Martine Fabris |
| Residence(s) | Spanish, Ontario, Canada |
Brent J. St. Denis (born May 27, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2008. First elected to represent the Ontario riding of Algoma in the 1993 Canadian federal election, he went on to serve successor ridings Algoma—Manitoulin and latterly Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing.
Born in Blind River, Ontario, St. Denis is a former executive assistant, industrial engineer, and teacher.
He is a former parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Transport, and also served as chair of the House of Commons' standing committee on industry, science, and technology, as well as that committee's subcommittee on agenda and procedure.
In the 2008 federal election, St. Denis lost his seat to Carol Hughes of the New Democratic Party, whom he had defeated in 2004 and 2006.
He is currently employed as clerk and treasurer for the township of Cockburn Island.[1]