Steve Kent

Stephen (Steve) Kent was born in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, on 7 May 1978. He was the mayor of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Kent was the mayor of Mount Pearl from 28 October 2003, to late 2007.He was one of the youngest mayors in Canadian history. Kent is currently serving as a Member of the Newfoundland & Labrador House of Assembly, for Mount Pearl North. Kent won this district's seat in October 2007.

Career

He was elected as deputy mayor at age 19 while attending Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1997. He became Mount Pearl's eighth mayor in October 2003, and was elected as mayor in 2005 by acclamation.

From April 1999 to September 2004, Kent served as the chief executive officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland.

On 18 May 2007 Kent announced he would seek the Progressive Conservative nomination for the electoral district of Mount Pearl North in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. [cite news | title = Kent makes jump for PC nod in Mount Pearl district | language = English | publisher = CBC News | date = 2007-05-18 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/05/18/kent-politics.html | accessdate = 2007-06-29 ]

On October 9, 2007, Kent won a seat in the provincial election.

Education

In 2001, Kent completed a bachelor's degree in business administration (BBA) and a certificate in public administration at Memorial University. In May 2003, he completed a master's degree in management through the McGill-McConnell Program at McGill University.

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External links

* [http://www.mountpearl.ca/councilor.asp?id=1 City of Mount Pearl biography]
* [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]
* [http://www.stevekent.ca Steve Kent's web site]