Gerald Regan

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]

The Honourable Gerald Regan PC QC
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] (1928-02-13)February 13, 1928 Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	November 26, 2019(2019-11-26) (aged 91) Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Anita Carole Thomas Harrison[2]
Occupation	Lawyer

Acquitted sex crimes

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]

Death

Regan died on November 26, 2019 in Bedford, Nova Scotia at the age of 91.^[9]