Not to be confused with Kevin O'Brien

Kevin O'Brien (Nunavut politician)

Kevin O'Brien is a Canadian union negotiator, former civil servant and a former municipal and territorial level politician who has served as a Member of both the Northwest Territories Legislature and the Nunavut Legislature...

 Nunavut politician.
Kevin O'Brien MHA

Member of the House of Assembly

A Member of the House of Assembly is a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in Canada.Other Provinces and TerritoriesMembers of other Canadian provincial and territorial assemblies employ the titles:...

, (born August 25, 1956) is a Canadian businessman, pharmacist and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

, Canada. He currently serves as the Minister of Municipal Affairs in the cabinet

Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is the cabinet of that Canadian province....

 of Kathy Dunderdale

Kathy Dunderdale

Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale MHA is a Canadian politician and the tenth and current Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, having served in this capacity since December 3, 2010...

. O'Brien was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...

 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of...

 (PC) in 2003, representing the district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 of Gander

Gander (electoral district)

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.

Politics

O'Brien was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2003 representing the district of Gander. He was appointed to Cabinet in 2006 becoming the Minister of Business and after being re-elected in 2007 O'Brien was shuffled into the portfolio of Government Services. With the death of fellow Municipal Affairs Minister Dianne Whalen

Dianne Whalen

Dianne Whalen was a Canadian politician and provincial Cabinet Minister in Newfoundland and Labrador.-Early life:...

 in October 2010 O'Brien was shuffled out of the Government Services portfolio and into Municipal Affairs.

Electoral record

|-

|Progressive Conservative
|O'BRIEN, Kevin
|align="right"|3599
|align="right"|75.1%
|align="right"|+13.2%
|-

|Liberal
|WINSOR, Stephanie
|align="right"|1193
|align="right"|24.9%
|align="right"|+8.2%
|}
|-

|Progressive Conservative
|O'BRIEN, Kevin
|align="right"|3621
|align="right"|61.38
|align="right"|
|-

|Liberal
|CREWE, Dianne
|align="right"|1930
|align="right"|32.71
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP
|JOHNSON, Steve
|align="right"|348
|align="right"|5.89
|align="right"|
|}

External links

• Kevin O'Brien's PC Party biography