Steve Kent

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Kent
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1978(1978-05-07)
Age	46
Birthplace	Stephenville
Country	Canada
Birth City	Stephenville
Horoscope	Gemini

Steve Kent Biography

Steve Kent is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 7, 1978 in Stephenville, Stephenville, 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.

In March 2000, Kent announced he was seeking the Liberal Party of Canada nomination for a by-election to be held in the riding of St. John’s West. After his announcement The Telegram revealed that a string of emails obtained by their paper showed that Kent had been considering seeking the Canadian Alliance nomination in the riding. Kent told The Telegram he thought the Canadian Alliance were too right-wing, but the emails showed that Kent thought it would be useful if the party conducted a poll to find out people’s thoughts on him running. When announcing his candidacy for the Liberal nomination he said; “I support the work that the Liberal governments are doing. And it only made sense for me to seek the Liberal nomination at this time.” Kent was supported in his nomination campaign by fellow Mount Pearl City Councillor Lucy Stoyles. Anthony Sparrow went on to win the Liberal Party nomination for the by-election. Kent, who reportedly came a close second in the nomination, said; “I’ll be working for Mr. Sparrow first thing in the morning”.

Kent was a delegate from St. John’s South—Mount Pearl at the 2006 federal Liberal leadership convention in Montreal. On December 5, 2006, Kent donated $425 to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Progressive Conservative member of the House of Assembly (MHA) Harvey Hodder opted to not to run for re-election in the 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election. Kent announced his intentions to seek the PC nomination in the new district of Mount Pearl North. On June 19, 2007, he was elected as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the provincial election, taking 1,151 of 1,352 votes, over the only other contestant, Keith Cassell. In the subsequent general election, he was elected MHA for the electoral district of Mount Pearl North with 85% of the popular vote in the October 9, 2007, provincial election. On October 30, 2007, he resigned as Mayor of Mount Pearl in order to be sworn in as MHA.

From April 1999 to September 2004, Kent held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland and the organization saw 1000% growth under his leadership. As part of his commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters, he served as President of the organization’s Atlantic Staff Association, and in 2003 was appointed to the Organizational Development Committee. In 2004, Kent became Manager of Corporate Development with OZ FM, and served as the acting station manager. He went on to become the Executive Director at United Way, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2006, he launched The FOCUS Group Consulting to provide management and marketing services to private and volunteer sector organizations. He and his wife Janet, own Focus Driver Training, which operates four Young Drivers of Canada offices in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Steve Kent Net Worth

Steve Kent is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Kent 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Stephen “Steve” Kent, MHA, (born May 7, 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.

Kent began his political career as a teenager, first serving on school councils, in Youth Parliament and on the Youth Council for the City of Mount Pearl. In 1997, at age 19, he ran a successful campaign for city council and was elected Deputy Mayor of Mount Pearl (a position assigned to the Councillor with the most votes), the youngest elected official in the city’s history. He became the eighth Mayor of Mount Pearl in 2003 when Dave Denine moved on to provincial politics, and he was elected Mayor by acclamation in 2005.

In 2002, Kent was appointed to a three-year term on the Minister’s Advisory Committee to review the province’s new Child, Youth and Family Services Act. From January 2003 to October 2004, Kent was part of the Premier’s Council on Social Development.

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On September 30, 2014, Kent was named Deputy Premier, Minister of Health and Community Services, and Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement. His cabinet responsibilities ended upon the swearing in of the new cabinet on December 13, 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Steve Kent celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

In the 2015 election, Kent was re-elected, defeating Liberal candidate Mount Pearl Mayor Randy Simms.