Gerald Keddy

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Full Name	Gerald Keddy
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1953(1953-02-15)
Age	71
Country	Canada
Birth City	Bridgewater
Horoscope	Aquarius

Gerald Keddy Biography

Gerald Keddy is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 15, 1953 in Bridgewater, Canada. Gerald Gordon Keddy (born February 15th 1953) is a Canadian politician from Canada. Keddy was a former Christmas tree-grower and offshore drill operator and was a member of the Parliament from 1997 until 2015, initially in the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and then later, with the successor to it, the Conservative Party of Canada. Keddy was the chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries, and then a long-term Parliamentery secretary for International Trade, Atlantic Canada Opportunities and National Revenue and Agriculture. The wife of Keddy, Judy Streatch, is an ex- Nova Scotia MLA and cabinet minister.

Keddy’s district was home to many historical lighthouses, and is actually called”the “Lighthouse Route”. He authored within the House of Commons a bill that had come out of the Senate and was dubbed known as the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, until the Parliament was dissolved in 2007. Keddy approved of the Act when it was introduced again by the MP Larry Miller in 2008, that led to the Royal Assent on May 29, 2008.

In 2009, Keddy used a ceremonial cheque at a funding announcement which contained a large Conservative party logo and was in the blue colour scheme associated with the party. Usually such cheques carry the Government of Canada logo. The use of the partisan cheque was found to be “inappropriate” but not “illegal” by the Ethics Commissioner

Keddy did not stand for re-election in 2015 and retired from parliament.

A member of the Stephen Harper’s caucus Keddy served as chairman of the Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. On October 10 2007 Keddy was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and was later appointed an official secretary to the minister of International Trade and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and the minister of National Revenue. Keddy also served as trustee of the school board for the school board in New Ross, Nova Scotia.

Gerald Keddy Net Worth

Gerald Keddy is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gerald Keddy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Keddy was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The Acadia University graduate graduated in the year 1975 with an Associate of Arts in History. He was an elected Member of the House of Commons of Canada and represented the South Shore region from 1997 until 2004, South Shore from 1997 to 2004 and South Shore — St. Margaret’s from 2004 through 2015. He was an active part of Margaret’s from 2004 to 2015. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party before 2004 He then joined his current party, the Conservative Party of Canada. He was the Whip and Vice Whip in the Progressive Conservative Party, and as a critic for Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Natural Resources, Fisheries and Oceans, Public Accounts, Parliamentary Affairs, and Library of Parliament.

He was one of few Conservative MPs who favored the same-sex marriage. The stance he took on the issue led to him losing votes across the western region of his district in his year 2006 Canadian national election which included some that went to Christian Heritage Party candidate Jim Hnatiuk, who specifically ran to challenge Keddy’s stance regarding this issue. But, an evenly divided opposing party (Liberal as well as New Democrat rivals were close to 60 votes one another) and the rising Green Party also split his opposition’s votes.

On November 23, 2009, Keddy sparked a controversy when he was discussing the use of immigrant labour in the industry when he remarked that “Nova Scotians won’t do it — all those no-good bastards sitting on the sidewalk in Halifax that can’t get work.” Keddy subsequently apologized for the remark the following day , saying that “many of these people are struggling with mental health issues and addictions. They don’t need to be insulted. They need a little bit of assistance,”

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Who is Gerald Keddy Dating?

According to our records, Gerald Keddy married to Judy Streatch. As of December 1, 2023, Gerald Keddy’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Gerald Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Gerald Keddy celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Gerald Keddy

1. Gerald Keddy is a former Canadian politician.
2. He served as a Member of Parliament for 18 years.
3. Keddy represented the riding of South Shore-St. Margaret’s.
4. He was first elected in 1997 and re-elected six times.
5. Keddy was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
6. He held various positions, including Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade.
7. Keddy retired from politics in 2015.
8. He was known for his advocacy for rural communities and fisheries.
9. Keddy also supported economic development and trade initiatives.
10. His contributions were recognized with several awards and honors.