Peter Gerald Trites (December 17, 1946 – May 13, 2010) was a former high school teacher and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1984 to 1991 as a

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and then

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Gerald L. Trites and Elizabeth P. Campbell. He was educated at the

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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

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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

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as a city councillor and served in that regard until 2004. In 2005,

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found that Trites was working at an

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store in Saint John.Sounds Like Canada, CBC Radio
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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 {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub