Gerald Keddy
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Shore—St. Margaret's South Shore (1997-2004) |
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In office June 2, 1997 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Derek Wells |
| Succeeded by | Bernadette Jordan |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries & Oceans |
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In office May 9, 2006 – November 13, 2007 |
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| Minister | Loyola Hearn |
| Preceded by | Tom Wappel |
| Succeeded by | Fabian Manning |
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Gerald Gordon Keddy February 15, 1953 Bridgewater, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Streatch |
| Residence | New Ross |
| Profession | offshore drill operator Christmas tree producer |
Gerald Gordon Keddy (born February 15, 1953) is a Canadian politician. Keddy is a former Christmas tree grower, and offshore drill operator and was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015, first sitting with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and latterly with its successor the Conservative Party of Canada. His wife, Judy Streatch, is a former Nova Scotia MLA and cabinet minister.
Keddy was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. He graduated from Acadia University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. He is a current member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of South Shore from 1997 to 2004, and South Shore—St. Margaret's since 2004. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party before 2004. He served as the Whip and the Deputy Whip of the Progressive Conservative Party, and as critic of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Natural Resources, Fisheries and Oceans, Public Accounts, Parliamentary Affairs, and Library of Parliament.
As a member of Stephen Harper's caucus, he served as the Chairman of the Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. On October 10, 2007, Keddy was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and has subsequently also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and to the Minister of National Revenue. He also served as a school board trustee in New Ross, Nova Scotia.
Keddy did not stand for re-election in 2015 and retired from parliament.
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