George Raymond Doucet (March 28, 1939 – January 23, 2024) was a Canadian educator and political figure in

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. He represented Halifax Cobequid in the

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from 1974 to 1978 as a Liberal. He was born in

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, the son of Herbert Louis Doucet and Agnes Boudreau. He was educated there, at

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and at the École Normale in

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. In 1961, he married Virginia Ann McMaster. Doucet entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, winning the Halifax Cobequid riding. He served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1977 to 1978. In the 1978 election, Doucet ran in the new riding of Sackville, and was defeated by Progressive Conservative Malcolm A. MacKay. Doucet died on January 23, 2024, at the age of 84.

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* Normandin, PG ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'' 1939 births 2024 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Politicians from Quebec City St. Francis Xavier University alumni Speakers of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly Heads of schools in Canada {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub