Mark Parent
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Mark Parent is a published author and the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada for the constituency of Kings North. He sits as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Since June 27, 2006 he has served as Minister of Environment and Labour.
Parent was born in Port Williams on Aug. 25, 1954. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University, a Master of Divinity from Acadia Divinity College, and a Doctor of Philosophy from McGill University.
The son of missionary parents, Parent grew up in Bolivia, South America. He is fluent in Spanish. Parent served in various churches in Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia before returning home in 1994 to serve as pastor of the Pereaux United Baptist Church.
A pastor, teacher, published author of two books and four academic journal articles, columnist, husband, father and community volunteer, Parent was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 and 2006 with majorities.
He has served on the Legislature’s Human Resources and Community Services Committees and was recently Vice Chair of the Economic Development and a member of the Public Accounts and Law Amendments Committees. Earlier this year, Premier Rodney MacDonald appointed Parent as Deputy House Leader. Has has since been appointed to cabinet in the new Legislature.
Mark Parent is also a member of the Rotary Club of Kentville and the Canning and Area Lions Club. Parent is married to wife Margie Jenkins and together they have five grown children.
