Gerald Ritcey | |
|---|---|
 Gerald Ritcey in the Nova Scotia legislature circa 1968 | |
| MLA for Colchester | |
| In office February 13, 1968 – 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Stanfield |
| Succeeded by | Melinda MacLean Floyd Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1914-03-19)March 19, 1914 |
| Died | November 24, 2001(2001-11-24) (aged 87) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Merchant, businessman |
Gerald Conrad Ritcey (March 19, 1914 – November 24, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.1
Ritcey was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He was a merchant and businessman and lived in Truro. He married Mary MacPhee in 1940.23 Ritcey served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Trade and Industry.3 Ritcey died in Truro on November 24, 2001.45 His grandson, Dave Ritcey, was elected as an MLA on March 10, 2020 to Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, a district that was previously part of Colchester.
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References
- "Electoral History for Colchester". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 186. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- "Gerald C. Ritcey". The Chronicle Herald. November 27, 2001.
- "Former cabinet minister dies". The Daily News. Halifax. November 27, 2001.