Gerald Earle Sheehy (June 24, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

Early life and education

Born in 1924 at Noel, Hants County,

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, Sheehy graduated from the

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and was a

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by career.

Political career

He entered politics in 1965 as a town councillor and deputy mayor in Middleton, Nova Scotia. Sheehy moved to provincial politics in

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, when he was elected MLA for Annapolis East. He was re-elected in the 1974 election. Sheehy was re-elected by almost 1400 votes in the 1978 election, that resulted in a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives led by John Buchanan. On October 5, 1978, Buchanan appointed Sheehy to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Agriculture and Marketing and Minister of Health. In June 1979, Buchanan shuffled his cabinet, with Sheehy moving to Registrar General and remaining as Minister of Health. Sheehy was re-elected in the

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and 1984 elections. Sheehy continued to serve in cabinet until November 1985, when he asked to be shuffled out for family reasons. He also indicated he would not run in the next election.

Later life and death

Following his political career, he returned to Middleton, where he died on June 1, 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehy, Gerry 1924 births 2009 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Ministers of Health Nova Scotia municipal councillors People from Hants County, Nova Scotia People from Middleton, Nova Scotia University of Toronto alumni