Walter Fitzgerald Politician
Walter Ronald Fitzgerald (May 8, 1936 – October 11, 2014) was a Canadian politician. He was first elected alderman for Halifax in 1966. He served as mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1971 to 1974, then as MLA for Halifax Chebucto and then as mayor again from 1994 to 1996, and was the first mayor of the amalgamated Halifax Regional Municipality from 1996 to 2000. In the election of 2000, he was defeated by former Bedford mayor, Peter J. Kelly.Prior to his political career, Fitzgerald was a teacher and a former principal at Rockingstone Heights School in the Spryfield area.He died on October 11, 2014 in the early morning hours, of heart problems at a hospital in Halifax.
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| office | Mayor of Halifax MLA for Halifax Chebucto Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality |
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