Becky Kent
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Becky Kent | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |
| In office October 2, 2007 – October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Deveaux |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Treen |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | early childhood educator, municipal councillor |
Rebecca J. Kent is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2007 to 2013. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[citation needed] She presently sits on the Halifax Regional Council.
Kent, an early childhood educator,[1] was elected as a municipal councillor for the Halifax Regional Municipality district of Woodside-Eastern Passage in 2004.[2] She entered provincial politics in October 2007, winning a by-election in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage riding.[3][4] She was re-elected in the 2009 election.[5] In January 2011, Kent was elected Deputy Speaker.[6] In March 2013, she was appointed ministerial assistant to the Minister of Education.[7] Kent was defeated by Liberal Joyce Treen when she ran for re-election in the 2013 election.[8] In the 2020 Halifax municipal election, she returned to Halifax Regional Council as a councillor for Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage.[9]
