Gerry Sheehy

Gerald E. Sheehy
MLA for Annapolis East
In office
1970–1988
Preceded byJohn Inglis Marshall
Succeeded byEarle Rafuse
Personal details
BornJune 24, 1924
Noel, Nova Scotia
DiedJune 1, 2009(2009-06-01) (aged 84)
Middleton, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationVeterinarian

Gerald Earle Sheehy (June 24, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Annapolis East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Early life and education

Born in 1924 at Noel, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Sheehy graduated from the University of Toronto and was a veterinarian by career.[2]

Political career

He entered politics in 1965 as a town councillor and deputy mayor in Middleton, Nova Scotia.[3] Sheehy moved to provincial politics in 1970, when he was elected MLA for Annapolis East.[4] He was re-elected in the 1974 election.[5] Sheehy was re-elected by almost 1400 votes in the 1978 election,[6] that resulted in a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives led by John Buchanan.[7]

On October 5, 1978, Buchanan appointed Sheehy to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Agriculture and Marketing and Minister of Health.[2][8] 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 1981[9] and 1984 elections.[10] Sheehy continued to serve in cabinet until November 1985, when he asked to be shuffled out for family reasons.[11] He also indicated he would not run in the next election.[12][13]

Later life and death

Following his political career, he returned to Middleton, where he died on June 1, 2009.[3][14]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 198. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ a b "Gerald Sheehy the gold standard". The Annapolis County Spectator. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  6. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  7. ^ "Conservatives sweep Liberals in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. September 20, 1978.
  8. ^ "Buchanan's Tory cabinet takes over in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. October 6, 1978.
  9. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  10. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  11. ^ "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
  12. ^ "Sheehy wants out of health portfolio". The Chronicle Herald. November 7, 1985.
  13. ^ "Buchanan may be set to shuffle his cabinet". The Globe and Mail. November 8, 1985.
  14. ^ "Nova Scotia politician left legacy in health care". The Globe and Mail. June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-10.