Mark Parent | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Kings North | |
| In office July 27, 1999 – June 9, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | George Archibald |
| Succeeded by | Jim Morton |
| Minister of Environment and Labour | |
| In office June 26, 2006 – April 24, 2008 | |
| Premier | Rodney MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson |
| Succeeded by | David Morse |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office April 24, 2008 – January 8, 2009 | |
| Premier | Rodney MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Ministry Created |
| Succeeded by | Sterling Belliveau |
| Minister of Labour and Workplace Development | |
| In office April 24, 2008 – January 8, 2009 | |
| Premier | Rodney MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Ministry Created |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn More |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office January 8, 2009 – June 9, 2009 | |
| Premier | Rodney MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Brooke Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John MacDonell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1954 Port Williams, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Margie Jenkins |
| Occupation | Pastor |
Mark Parent (born August 25, 1954) is a Canadian clergyman, author, academic, and former politician in Nova Scotia.
Parent is the son of Baptist missionaries Hazen Coles Parent and Hazel Mildred Anderson. Parent was raised in Bolivia, South America before returning to Canada for post secondary studies. 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.
Parent is married to his second wife Margie Jenkins and together they have five grown children. His first wife, Cathy, died in 1998.
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. During the late 1990s he was an associate professor of Religious Studies at Mount Allison University.