About Me
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Kevin Deveaux was elected as the Member of the Legislature (MLA) for Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in 1998 and was re-elected in 1999 and 2003.
Kevin was born in Halifax on September 24, 1966. The youngest of five children, he attended school in Eastern Passage and Cole Harbour, graduating from Cole Harbour District High School in 1984.
From 1984 to 1986, Kevin attended St. Mary’s University, studying for a Bachelor in Commerce. Prior to finishing his degree, Kevin was accepted at Osgoode Hall Law School and graduated from York University in 1989. He articled with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, with the Ministry of Labour Legal Services Branch, between 1989 and 1990 and continued to work at that location until 1992.
In 1992, Kevin returned to Nova Scotia where he worked first with the City of Halifax, and then with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice where he worked as a Crown Attorney. From 1993 to 1996, Kevin worked with the Nova Scotia Department of Labour as a Legislation and Policy Review Officer. In that position, he worked with labour and management in drafting the new Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In 1995, Kevin was selected to work with the United Nations International Labour Organization in China. He worked in Beijing with the Chinese Government, employers and unions to draft workplace protection legislation. From 1996 until his election in 1998 Kevin worked with the Nova Scotia Workers’ Advisers program, representing injured workers who had claims with the Workers’ Compensation Board.
From 1999-2003 Kevin was the Deputy Speaker in the House of Assembly. In that role, he presided over the debates in the Assembly when the Speaker was not available and chaired committee meetings. He also provided advice to the Speaker with regard to procedural issues in the Assembly.
After the 2003 provincial election, Kevin was appointed the House Leader for the Official Opposition. His duties include negotiating with the other political parties in the minority government situation and monitoring and developing legislation in the House of Assembly.
From 2002-03, Kevin worked in Kosovo from time to time. He worked with the provisional government and the United Nations in developing Rules of Procedure for the Kosovo Central Assembly and the drafting of an Access to Official Documents Law, which was passed in November, 2003.
In March, 2004, Kevin traveled to Cambodia where he spoke to Members of Parliament and civil society with regard to building political parties that are open and transparent. He was the keynote speaker at a conference on Youth in Politics in Cambodia.
In January, 2005, Kevin was appointed the Immigration Critic for the NDP. He has been actively encouraging the development of a sound immigration strategy for the province as he is a firm believer that the prosperity of Nova Scotia rests with more immigration.
Also in 2005, Kevin has worked in Baghdad, Iraq, where he provided training and support to the newly elected Iraqi National Assembly and its MPs. In September, 2005 Kevin was the Head of Delegation for an Election monitoring team that observed the local elections in Palestine. He has also worked in Egypt as part of study missions to observe the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
