13 Facts About Gerald Keddy

Gerald Gordon Keddy was born on February 15,1953 and is a Canadian politician.

Gerald Keddy was chair of The Standing Committee on Fisheries, and later long time Parliamentary Secretary for International Trade, Atlantic Canada Opportunities, and then National Revenue and Agriculture.

Gerald Keddy's wife, Judy Streatch, is a former Nova Scotia MLA and cabinet minister.

Gerald Keddy graduated from Acadia University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Gerald Keddy was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party before 2004, and then joined the Conservative Party of Canada.

Gerald Keddy 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.

On October 10,2007, Gerald Keddy was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and has subsequently 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.

Gerald Keddy served as a school board trustee in New Ross, Nova Scotia.

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

Gerald Keddy was one of only a handful of Conservative MPs to support same-sex marriage.

Gerald Keddy's riding included many historic lighthouses and is in fact known as the "Lighthouse Route".

Gerald Keddy supported the Act when it was re-introduced by MP Larry Miller in 2008, which led to Royal Assent on May 29,2008.

In 2009, Gerald 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.