Gerald Ritcey
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Preceded byRobert Stanfield
Succeeded byMelinda MacLean
Floyd Tucker
Floyd Tucker
BornMarch 19, 1914
DiedNovember 24, 2001 (aged 87)
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 | March 19, 1914 |
| Died | November 24, 2001 (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.[2][3] Ritcey served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Trade and Industry.[3] Ritcey died in Truro on November 24, 2001.[4][5] 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.
