Kevin Yarde
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Kevin Yarde | |
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 Yarde in 2019 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton North | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Graham McGregor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Independent[1] |
| Other political affiliations | New Democratic (2018–2022) |
| Education | York University Ryerson University |
| Occupation | Weather presenter |
| Website | kevinyarde |
Kevin Yarde is a former Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North.[2] Initially elected as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party,[3] he eventually left the party to sit as an independent.[1]
He is part of Ontario's first ever black caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Rima Berns-McGown.[4]
While serving as a Member of Provincial Parliament, Yarde was employed by private security firms Sentinel Security and Nationwide Security Ltd.[5]
Yarde did not receive his party's nomination as a candidate in the 2022 election, losing to Sandeep Singh, who unsuccessfully ran in Caledon Ward 2 in the 2018 municipal elections. Yarde was the only NDP incumbent MPP to not receive his party nomination.[6] Subsequently, Yarde resigned from the NDP to sit as an independent MPP for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario.[1]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Yarde worked for The Weather Network.[7]