| Kevin Klein | |
| Office: | Minister of Environment and Climate |
| Term Start: | January 30, 2023 |
| Term End: | October 18, 2023 |
| Premier: | Heather Stefanson |
| Predecessor: | Jeff Wharton |
| Successor: | Tracy Schmidt |
| Office1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kirkfield Park |
| Term Start1: | December 13, 2022 |
| Term End1: | September 5, 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Scott Fielding |
| Successor1: | Logan Oxenham |
| Office2: | Winnipeg City Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood |
| Term Start2: | 2018 |
| Term End2: | 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Marty Morantz |
| Successor2: | Evan Duncan |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Kevin Elvis Klein is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, Klein has served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and is a former City of Winnipeg councilor.
Klein served as the Winnipeg City Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood from 2018 to 2022. Klein also ran in the 2022 Winnipeg mayoral election, placing third.[1] As a mayoral candidate, he focused on crime reduction, homelessness, addition of a City of Winnipeg Indigenous Economic Officer and not raising property taxes.[2]
Klein has acted as chair of the Winnipeg Police Service Board[3] and was a member of the City of Winnipeg Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development. He has been named an honorary chair for the Homes For Heroes Capital Campaign in support of the Winnipeg Kinsmen Veterans' Village.[4]
Klein was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election for the electoral division of Kirkfield Park.[5] [6]
In the summer of 2023, CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press published articles about Klein's claim of Métis ancestry while campaigning for re-election. In response, Klein said he was on a personal journey to discover his heritage.[7] [8] [9] https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/08/09/canadas-endless-pretendian-scam
Along with his party, Klein was defeated in the October 3, 2023 provincial election.[10]
Klein served as publisher of the Winnipeg Sun from 2007 to 2013. He was a regular columnist for the paper following his defeat in 2023 provincial election. On May 27, 2024, Postmedia Network announced it will sell the Sun, Portage la Prairie Graphic Leader, Kenora Miner and News, along with Postmedia's Winnipeg printing operations, to The Klein Group, of which Klein is president and CEO.[11] [12]
Klein's mother was a victim of domestic violence and was murdered by her partner.[13] His stepfather served seven years in prison.[14]
| Candidate | Votes[15] | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Gillingham | 53,663 | 27.54 | ||
| Glen Murray | 49,272 | 25.29 | ||
| Kevin Klein | 28,806 | 14.78 | ||
| Shaun Loney | 28,567 | 14.66 | ||
| Robert-Falcon Ouellette | 15,029 | 7.71 | ||
| Jenny Motkaluk | 7,443 | 3.82 | ||
| Rana Bokhari | 5,900 | 3.03 | ||
| Rick Shone | 2,570 | 1.32 | ||
| Don Woodstock | 1,889 | 0.97 | ||
| Idris Adelakun | 1,263 | 0.65 | ||
| Chris Clacio | 451 | 0.23 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Klein | 7,403 | 41.87 | |
| Grant Nordman | 5,922 | 33.50 | |
| Kevin Nichols | 2,690 | 15.22 | |
| Ken St. George | 1,664 | 9.41 |