Gerald Comeau

The Honourable Gerald J. Comeau
Senator for Nova Scotia
Incumbent
Assumed office August 30, 1990
Appointed by	Brian Mulroney
MP for West Nova
In office 1984–1988
Preceded by	Coline Campbell
Succeeded by	Coline Campbell
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1946 (1946-02-01) Meteghan Station, Nova Scotia
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Aurore
Religion	Roman Catholic

Gerald J. Comeau (born February 1, 1946) is a Canadian Senator.

Early life

Born in Meteghan Station, Nova Scotia, Comeau is an accountant by training. Gerald received his B.Comm and his B.Ed from the Université de Moncton.

Political career

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as part of the Progressive Conservative (PC) landslide win in the 1984 election. The Member of Parliament for South West Nova, Nova Scotia, Comeau was a government backbencher throughout his term and was defeated in the 1988 election due in part to the unpopularity of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement in Atlantic Canada.

Appointed to senate

In 1990, Comeau was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He sat as a Progressive Conservative until February 2004. He has been a Conservative Party senator since the merger of the PC Party into that party. In 2006, he was appointed Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate.

Comeau is a member of Nova Scotia's Acadian minority.

External links

• Gerald Comeau - Parliament of Canada biography