Kent Hehr

The Honourable
Kent Hehr
PC
The Honourable Kent Hehr PC
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
	In office; August 28, 2017 – January 25, 2018
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Carla Qualtrough
Succeeded by	Kirsty Duncan
Minister of Veterans Affairs
	In office; November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Erin O'Toole
Succeeded by	Seamus O'Regan
Associate Minister of National Defence
	In office; November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Julian Fantino
Succeeded by	Seamus O'Regan
Member of Parliament; for Calgary Centre
	In office; October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Joan Crockatt
Succeeded by	Greg McLean
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo
	In office; March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Harvey Cenaiko
Succeeded by	Kathleen Ganley
Personal details
Born	December 16, 1969; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Alma mater	University of Calgary
Profession	Lawyer
Website	www.kenthehr.ca

Kent Hehr PC (born December 16, 1969) is a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Centre from 2015 to 2019. Hehr was named Minister of Veterans Affairs in the federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015, and was shuffled to be Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities in August 2017. Hehr resigned from cabinet on January 25, 2018, after allegations of workplace misconduct surfaced from when he was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo.

On September 6, 2021, it was reported that Hehr would soon file nomination papers to run for mayor in the 2021 Calgary municipal election. He filed for that office but withdrew his candidacy later in September, citing the heightened risks from COVID-19 infection for people with spinal cord injuries.

Before entering politics, Hehr worked as a disability activist and a lawyer.

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