Gerald Keddy

Gerald Keddy
Member of Parliament
for South Shore—St. Margaret's
South Shore (1997–2004)
In office
June 2, 1997 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byDerek Wells
Succeeded byBernadette Jordan
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Fisheries & Oceans
In office
May 9, 2006 – November 13, 2007
MinisterLoyola Hearn
Preceded byTom Wappel
Succeeded byFabian Manning
Personal details
Born
Gerald Gordon Keddy

(1953-02-15) February 15, 1953 (age 71)
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
SpouseJudy Streatch
ResidenceNew Ross
Professionoffshore driller
Christmas tree producer

Gerald Gordon Keddy (born February 15, 1953) is a Canadian politician. Keddy is a former Christmas tree grower, and offshore drill operator and was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015, first sitting with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and latterly with its successor the Conservative Party of Canada. 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. His wife, Judy Streatch, is a former Nova Scotia MLA and cabinet minister.