Steve Kent (politician)

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 byHarvey Hodder
Succeeded byJim Lester
Deputy Premier of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
30 September 2014 – 13 December 2015
Preceded byKathy Dunderdale
Succeeded bySiobhán Coady
Minister of Health and Community Services
In office
30 September 2014 – 13 December 2015
Preceded byClyde Jackman
Succeeded byJohn 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 byKevin O'Brien
Succeeded byDan Crummell
Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement
In office
29 January 2014 – 13 December 2015
Preceded byCharlene Johnson
Succeeded bySiobhan Coady
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement
In office
24 October 2012 – 9 October 2013
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPaul Lane
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency
In office
13 October 2010 – September 2011
Preceded byHarry Harding
Succeeded byVaughn Granter
8th Mayor of Mount Pearl
In office
October 2003 – 30 October 2007
Preceded byDave Denine
Succeeded byRandy Simms
Councillor/Deputy Mayor of Mount Pearl
In office
October 1997 – October 2003
Succeeded byRandy Simms
Personal details
Born (1978-05-07) 7 May 1978
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
SpouseJanet Kent
Children3 (Benjamin, Ciaran, Samuel)
Residence(s)Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Alma materMemorial University of Newfoundland, McGill University
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Websitestevekent.ca

Stephen Kent (born 7 May 1978) is a former Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. After serving as the mayor and deputy mayor of Mount Pearl, he was elected as the member of the House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North in 2007. Kent was a cabinet minister in the administrations of premiers Kathy Dunderdale, Tom Marshall, and Paul Davis.

Kent was appointed as the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Mount Pearl in October 2017, and he subsequently left the House of Assembly. He resigned as CAO in 2020 amid investigations relating to his workplace conduct. He unsuccessfully ran in the 2025 Canadian federal election in the district of Avalon.

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