Kelly Lamrock - Before Politics

Before Politics

Kelly Lamrock was born in Saskatchewan on February 5, 1970. He moved with his family to British Columbia and lived there until his family relocated permanently to Fredericton, New Brunswick when he was eight years old. As a child Lamrock attended school at Garden Creek Elementary School, and Albert Street Middle School. As a teenager Lamrock attended Fredericton High School. While there he competed in the World High School Public Speaking Championship, where he placed second, and was the winner of several national debating competitions.

He attended St. Thomas University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and the University of New Brunswick, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws. He was president of the student unions at both institutions, the first and so far the only student to have occupied both posts. He was also involved in national student politics, he served as president of the Canadian Federation of Students and then was a leader in the split within that organization that led to the creation of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA). He was the founding president of the New Brunswick Student Alliance, a provincial wing of CASA, during which time he authored Open Doors, Open Minds and No More Smoke and Mirrors two reports which led to his appearing before committees of the Canadian House of Commons and Canadian Senate as well as to a tuition freeze in New Brunswick.

Following graduation from university, Lamrock briefly ran his own law practice before becoming the Director of Policy and Communications for the New Brunswick Healthcare Association in 1998. In 1998 Kelly married Karen Lee, whom he met in university. The two were married at the Wilmot United Church in downtown Fredericton. In 2001, he become Director of Student Affairs at St. Thomas University.