Gerald Regan | |
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19th Premier of Nova Scotia | |
In office October 28, 1970 – October 5, 1978 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Lieutenant Governor | Victor de Bedia Oland Clarence Gosse |
Preceded by | G. I. Smith |
Succeeded by | John Buchanan |
MLA for Halifax Needham | |
In office May 30, 1967 – February 18, 1980 | |
Preceded by | New Riding |
Succeeded by | Edmund L. Morris |
MP for Halifax | |
In office April 8, 1963 – November 8, 1965 Serving with Robert McCleave | |
Preceded by | Edmund Morris |
Succeeded by | Michael Forrestall |
In office February 18, 1980 – September 4, 1984 | |
Preceded by | George Cooper |
Succeeded by | Stewart McInnes |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerald Augustine Paul Regan[1] February 13, 1928 Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | November 26, 2019 Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada | (aged 91)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Anita Carole Thomas Harrison[2] |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan PC QC (February 13, 1928 – November 26, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978.[3]
On October 27, 1993, CBC News revealed that the RCMP were investigating Regan for sexual misconduct. In March 1995 and May 1995 he was charged with a total of nineteen counts of sexual offences.[4][5] Regan faced trial on eight charges including rape and attempted rape, for crimes committed in 1956 and 1969 against victims aged 14 and 18 at the time.[6][7]
On December 18, 1998, he was acquitted on all eight charges by a jury.[8]
Regan died on November 26, 2019 in Bedford, Nova Scotia at the age of 91.[9]