The Honourable Kent Hehr MP
Kent Hehr represented the residents of downtown Calgary in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for more than seven years.
Born and raised in Calgary, Kent’s life drastically changed when, just shy of his twenty-second birthday, while riding in a friend’s car, he was hit by a drive-by shooter leaving him paralyzed. The life-altering injury did not quash his ambitions—while still re-learning to use his fingers, Kent studied at the University of Calgary, earning his Bachelor of Canadian Studies, followed by his Bachelor of Law in 2001.
Kent has practised law at the prestigious national firm, Fraser Milner Casgrain, and became an active community leader, working with the United Way and heading the Alberta branch of the Canadian Paraplegic Association. In 2008, Kent was named one of the "20 Most Compelling Calgarians to Watch" by the Calgary Herald. Later that year, he won the race to represent Calgary-Buffalo in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, a seat he successfully defended in 2012. As shadow minister of justice, finance, education and other portfolios, Kent held the government to account while taking an active role in creating legislation for the future of Calgary and Alberta.
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Represents the riding of Calgary Centre
Contact information
Veterans Affairs
Minister_ministre@vac-acc.gc.ca
National Defence
DND_AMND@forces.gc.ca
House of Commons
kent.hehr@parl.gc.ca
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