Honorific-Prefix: | Doctor |
Robert Kitchen | |
Riding1: | Souris—Moose Mountain |
Parliament1: | Canadian |
Term Start1: | October 19, 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Ed Komarnicki |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Poole, Dorset, England[2] |
Profession: | Chiropractor |
Party: | Conservative |
Residence: | Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Spouse: | Donna Kitchen |
Children: | Andrew Kathryn Stephen |
Robert Gordon Kitchen (born 1957) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing Souris—Moose Mountain.
Kitchen was born in England, while his father, a major general in the Canadian Armed Forces, was stationed there. When he was sixteen years old, he was hit by a drunk driver while riding a bicycle. As a result, he is deaf in his left ear. He lived in Canada, England, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the United States as a child. He attended the University of Waterloo, graduating with a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Kinesiology, before attending the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College where he earned his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C). Kitchen later completed a two-year specialty fellowship in chiropractic clinical sciences, including a six-month residency at the Royal University Hospital Department of Orthopedics in Saskatoon as well as a postgraduate degree in educational administration at the University of Regina.
Kitchen owned and operated a private chiropractic clinic for the past 26 years in Estevan and is a board member of the Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan (CAS); a registrar for the CAS for six years; and president of the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory, Educational and Accreditation Board (CRCREAB) for four years.[3]
In 2015, Kitchen was elected Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain. He was reelected twice in 2019 and 2021. In July 2024, Kitchen announced that he would not seek reelection in 2025.[4] [5]