Peter Gerald Trites (December 17, 1946 – May 13, 2010) was a former high school teacher and political figure in
New Brunswick
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, Canada. He represented
Saint John East
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in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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from 1984 to 1991 as a
New Democratic Party
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Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Moncton
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,
New Brunswick
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, the son of Gerald L. Trites and Elizabeth P. Campbell. He was educated at the
University of New Brunswick
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. In 1973, Trites married Deborah Smith. He was first elected to the provincial assembly as a member of the New Democratic Party in a 1984 by-election held after
Gerald Merrithew
Gerald Stairs "Gerry" Merrithew (September 23, 1931 – September 5, 2004), born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, was an educator, provincial and federal politician, and statesman.
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resigned his seat to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He crossed the floor to sit as a Liberal prior to the
1987 election. Trites was named to the province's Executive Council as
Minister of Housing in 1987. He declined to run for re-election in 1991.
In 1992, Trites was elected to
Saint John City Council
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as a city councillor and served in that regard until 2004. In 2005,
CBC Radio
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found that Trites was working at an
Old Navy
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store in
Saint John.
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References
* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1988'', PG Normandin
1946 births
2010 deaths
Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
New Brunswick New Democratic Party MLAs
Politicians from Moncton
Saint John, New Brunswick city councillors
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