Kent Hehr

The Honourable
Kent Hehr
PC
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
In office
August 28, 2017 – January 25, 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byCarla Qualtrough
Succeeded byKirsty Duncan
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office
November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byErin O'Toole
Succeeded bySeamus O'Regan
Associate Minister of National Defence
In office
November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJulian Fantino
Succeeded bySeamus O'Regan
Member of Parliament
for Calgary Centre
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byJoan Crockatt
Succeeded byGreg McLean
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo
In office
March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded byHarvey Cenaiko
Succeeded byKathleen Ganley
Personal details
Born (1969-12-16) December 16, 1969 (age 54)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.kenthehr.ca

Kent Hehr PC (born December 16, 1969)[1] is a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Centre from 2015 to 2019. Hehr was named Minister of Veterans Affairs in the federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015, and was shuffled to be Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities in August 2017. Hehr resigned from cabinet on January 25, 2018, after allegations of workplace misconduct surfaced from when he was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo.[2][3]

On September 6, 2021, it was reported that Hehr would soon file nomination papers to run for mayor in the 2021 Calgary municipal election.[4] He filed for that office but withdrew his candidacy later in September, citing the heightened risks from COVID-19 infection for people with spinal cord injuries.[5]

Before entering politics, Hehr worked as a disability activist and a lawyer.

  1. ^ a b "Bio". KentHehr.ca. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hehr won't return to cabinet, but remains in Liberal caucus after harassment investigation". CBC News. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Conservatives' Calgary fortress resists change". CBC News. March 3, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Former Liberal MP Kent Hehr to enter Calgary mayoral race - Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Former Liberal MP Kent Hehr drops out of Calgary mayoral race". CBC News. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.