- Gerald Doucet
Gerald Doucet is a former politician from
Nova Scotia , and also worked as alobbyist .He graduated from
St. Francis Xavier University , where he met and became close friends with future prime ministerBrian Mulroney , and went on to earn his law degree atDalhousie University .In the general election of 1963, he was elected to the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Progressive Conservative representing the provincial riding of Richmond. He was re-elected in 1967 and 1970.He ran for leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in the party's 1971 leadership convention, finishing second to
John Buchanan .Starting in 1984, Gerald Doucet was a member of the successful but sometimes controversial
Ottawa consulting firm Government Consultants International (GCI), along withFrank Moores ,Francis Fox , andGary Ouellet ("The Insiders", byJohn Sawatsky , 1987; "On The Take", byStevie Cameron , 1994).In 2004 he published his biography, "Acadian Footprints".
He is the brother of
Fred Doucet , who served as the first Chief of Staff toBrian Mulroney , after Mulroney became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1983. Fred Doucet is a longtime associate of Mulroney, and served on his staff in the Prime Minister's Office while Mulroney wasCanadian Prime Minister from 1984-1993.
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