Peter Kent

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The Honourable Peter Kent PC
Minister of the Environment
In office January 4, 2011 – July 15, 2013
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	John Baird
Succeeded by	Leona Aglukkaq
Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence
In office October 29, 2013 – February 4, 2016
Minister	Rob Nicholson Jason Kenney Harjit Sajjan
Preceded by	James Bezan
Succeeded by	Robert Nault
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas)
In office November 4, 2008 – January 4, 2011
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of Parliament for Thornhill
In office October 14, 2008 – September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Susan Kadis
Succeeded by	Melissa Lantsman
Personal details
Born	James Peter Kent[1] (1943-07-27) July 27, 1943 (age 81) Sussex, United Kingdom[2]
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Cilla Kent
Children	Trilby Kent
Residence(s)	Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Profession	News editor

James Peter Kent PC (born July 27, 1943) is a former Canadian journalist and former politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Thornhill from 2008 to 2021. He served as Minister of the Environment in the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Before entering politics, he was Deputy Editor of the Global Television Network, a Canadian TV network. He has worked as a news editor, producer, foreign correspondent, and news anchorman on Canadian and American television networks.