Kent Hehr

Kent Hehr (2017)

Kent Hehr PC (born on 16th December 1969 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a Canadian lawyer and politician of the Liberal Party . He was initially a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2015 . Between 2015 and 2019, Kent then represented the Calgary Center constituency in the Canadian House of Commons . In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , he served as Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for Sport and people with disabilities.

Life

Hehr was born in 1969 as the son of a teacher couple at Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary. He grew up in the city, later the family moved to Strathmore , where the father worked. In October 1991, Hehr was seriously injured in a drive-by shoot ; due to quadriplegia , he has since been dependent on a wheelchair.

Hehr studied at the University of Calgary and earned a Bachelor's degree in Canadian Studies and a Bachelor of Laws in Law . After completing his studies in 2001, he worked as a lawyer in the law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain (now Dentons ).

politics

Hehr in conversation with Tim Kaine (2015)

In the March 2008 election, Hehr was a candidate for the Alberta Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta . He won the constituency Calgary-Buffalo , succeeding Harvey Cenaiko of the Conservative Party , who did not stand. In the subsequent election in April 2012, he was able to defend his mandate.

For the early election in May 2015, Hehr decided not to run again for the provincial parliament and instead successfully applied for a seat in the Canadian lower house in the Calgary Center constituency in October 2015 . The new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him to his cabinet in November 2015 : first as Minister for Veterans Affairs and Assistant Minister of Defense, then from August 2017 as Minister for Sports and People with Disabilities.

After a former employee of the Alberta parliament accused him of sexual indecentities in the course of the MeToo debate , Hehr announced his resignation from the ministerial office on January 25, 2018. In the general election in October 2019, he was defeated by his opponent Greg McLean from the Conservatives and thus left parliament.

Web links

Commons : Kent Hehr - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Kent Hehr on the House of Commons website
Kent Hehr , personal website
Kent Hehr on the Government of Canada website ( December 4, 2017 memento in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ Strathmore Learning and Innovation Center announced by BVC and feds. Strathmore Standard, March 1, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018. (English)
^ Jason Fekete: Kent Hehr overcomes enormous personal and political obstacles to become Calgary Liberal MP. Ottawa Citizen , October 23, 2015, accessed January 30, 2018. (English)
↑ Gerd Braune: Resignations after sex affairs. Augsburger Allgemeine , January 27, 2018, accessed on March 11, 2018.
^ Sarah Rieger: Calgary goes entirely blue as former Liberal minister Kent Hehr loses seat. CBC , October 21, 2019, accessed December 6, 2019. (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Good, Kent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH	16th December 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Calgary

[1] Strathmore Learning and Innovation Center announced by BVC and feds. Strathmore Standard, March 1, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018. (English)

[2] Jason Fekete: Kent Hehr overcomes enormous personal and political obstacles to become Calgary Liberal MP. Ottawa Citizen , October 23, 2015, accessed January 30, 2018. (English)

[3] Gerd Braune: Resignations after sex affairs. Augsburger Allgemeine , January 27, 2018, accessed on March 11, 2018.

[4] Sarah Rieger: Calgary goes entirely blue as former Liberal minister Kent Hehr loses seat. CBC , October 21, 2019, accessed December 6, 2019. (English)