Career
He represented Petitcodiac in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1991 and from 1995 to 1999 as a Liberal member. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, the son of Stanley and Thelma Steeves, and educated at the Ontario Police College. Steeves was a police officer in Ontario for several years.
He returned to New Brunswick, where he became a cattle farmer, also raising horses.
Steeves ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1982. He retired from politics in 1999.