Steve Kent (politician)

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Steve Kent MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North
In office 1 November 2007 – 11 October 2017
Preceded by	Harvey Hodder
Succeeded by	Jim Lester
Deputy Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office 30 September 2014 – 13 December 2015
Preceded by	Kathy Dunderdale
Succeeded by	Siobhán Coady
Minister of Health and Community Services
In office 30 September 2014 – 13 December 2015
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
In office 9 October 2013 – 3 July 2014
Preceded by	Kevin O'Brien
Succeeded by	Dan Crummell
Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement
In office 29 January 2014 – 13 December 2015
Preceded by	Charlene Johnson
Succeeded by	Siobhan Coady
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement
In office 24 October 2012 – 9 October 2013
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Paul Lane
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency
In office 13 October 2010 – September 2011
Preceded by	Harry Harding
Succeeded by	Vaughn Granter
8th Mayor of Mount Pearl
In office October 2003 – 30 October 2007
Preceded by	Dave Denine
Succeeded by	Randy Simms
Councillor/Deputy Mayor of Mount Pearl
In office October 1997 – October 2003
Succeeded by	Randy Simms
Personal details
Born	(1978-05-07) 7 May 1978 (age 46) Stephenville, Newfoundland
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Spouse	Janet Kent
Children	3 (Benjamin, Ciaran, Samuel)
Residence(s)	Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Alma mater	Memorial University of Newfoundland, McGill University
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Website	stevekent.ca

Stephen Kent, MHA, (born 7 May 1978) is a former 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 served as the Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the District of Mount Pearl North from 2007 until 2017.

Prior to entering provincial politics, Kent served as Mayor and deputy mayor of the City of Mount Pearl, and he has worked as the chief executive officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland, as the 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 became CAO of Mount Pearl in October 2017; he resigned in 2020.