{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Gerry Fogarty | caption = | birth_name = Gerald Fogarty | birth_date = | birth_place = | office1 = MLA for Halifax Bedford Basin | term_start1 = May 25, 1993 | term_end1 = July 27, 1999 | predecessor1 = Joel Matheson | successor1 = Mary Ann McGrath | office = Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | term_start = November 20, 1997 | term_end = May 21, 1998 | predecessor = Wayne Gaudet | successor = Ronald Russell | party = Liberal | occupation = broadcaster }}
'''Gerald "Gerry" Fogarty''' is a former sportscaster and politician. He was the last Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia to be appointed by the Premier rather than elected by his peers.
==Before politics== Fogarty was a Halifax, Nova Scotia based sportscaster for the CBC Radio in the 1970s and 1980s and was known nationally for his on-air role during international hockey broadcasts carried on CBC.<ref>{{cite news|title=Staffords returning to racing|work=Toronto Star|date=June 30, 1993}}</ref>
==Political career== He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly representing Halifax Bedford Basin as a Liberal in the 1993 provincial election<ref>{{cite web|title=Metro massacre |url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993/05/26+102.raw+PE93Elect|work=The Chronicle Herald |date=May 26, 1993 |archivedate=June 3, 2000|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000603055104/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993%2F05%2F26+102.raw+PE93Elect }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nova Scotia elects new legislature|work=Toronto Star|date=May 26, 1993}}</ref> and was appointed chairman of the legislature's community services committee which studied the introduction of casinos to the province.<ref>{{cite news|title=Social cost of casinos mainly left to chance High Stakes / Provincial governments hungry for money sweep aside concerns over the evils of gambling|work=Globe and Mail|date=May 13, 1994}}</ref> In 1997, Fogarty was appointed Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia.<ref>{{cite web |title=MacLellan makeover|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=July 19, 1997 |url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719100.html |archivedate=February 4, 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980204071951/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719100.html}}</ref>
He was re-elected in the 1998 provincial election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998/03/25+248.raw+PE98Mar25+2|title=NDP takes metro|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=March 25, 1998|accessdate=2014-10-20|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124004424/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+248.raw+PE98Mar25+2|archivedate=January 24, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The winners|work=Toronto Star|date=March 25, 1998}}</ref> The election resulted in a minority government with the Liberals and NDP both winning 19 seats and the Progressive Conservatives winning 14. The choice of Speaker became a contentious issue with Liberal Premier Russell MacLellan supporting Fogarty to continue in the position while the Opposition parties demanded that the Speaker be elected by the legislature rather than appointed by the Premier which had been the practice until then. The Liberals agreed to an election<ref>{{cite news|title=N.S. Grits, opposition strike deal to elect Speaker|work=Globe and Mail|date=May 20, 1998}}</ref> and the opposition Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats combined to defeat Fogarty and elect Conservative MLA Ron Russell as the new Speaker. Fogarty was also defeated in his attempt to win the position of Deputy Speaker by NDP MLA Don Chard.<ref>{{cite news|title=Failure in election of Speaker leaves N.S. government shaky NDP Leader says vote of no confidence may be coming soon|work=Globe and Mail|date=May 22, 1998}}</ref>
The government was defeated within a year and Fogarty did not re-offer in the 1999 provincial election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999/06/21+221.raw+PE99Jun21+2|title=Two Grits leave politics|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=June 21, 1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124080525/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F06%2F21+221.raw+PE99Jun21+2|archivedate=January 24, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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