Gerald Merrithew

The Honourable
Gerald Merrithew
PC CD
The Honourable Gerald Merrithew PC CD
Minister of Veterans Affairs
	In office; 15 September 1988 – 4 January 1993
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	George Hees
Succeeded by	Kim Campbell
Minister of State (Forestry and Mines)
	In office; 30 June 1986 – 14 September 1988
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Minister	Marcel Masse
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of State (Forestry)); Robert Layton (as Minister of State (Mines))
Succeeded by	Gerry St. Germain
Minister of State (Forestry)
	In office; 17 September 1984 – 29 June 1986
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Minister	John Wise
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of State (Forestry and Mines))
Premier
New Brunswick Executive Council
Minister of Natural Resources; Government House Leader
	In office; 30 October 1982 – 3 August 1984
Premier	Richard Hatfield
Preceded by	Edwin G. Allen
Succeeded by	Malcolm MacLeod
Minister of Commerce and Development
	In office; 20 December 1976 – 30 October 1982
Premier	Richard Hatfield
Preceded by	Lawrence Garvie (Economic Growth)
Succeeded by	Paul Dawson
Minister of Education
	In office; 3 December 1974 – 20 December 1976
Premier	Richard Hatfield
Preceded by	J. Lorne McGuigan
Succeeded by	Charles Gallagher
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of Parliament; for Saint John
	In office; 4 September 1984 – 25 October 1993
Preceded by	Mike Landers
Succeeded by	Elsie Wayne
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly; for East Saint John; (Saint John East; 1972–1974)
	In office; 11 December 1972 – July 1984
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Peter Trites
Personal details
Born	Gerald Stairs Merrithew; 23 September 1931; Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	5 September 2004 (aged 72)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Gloria McLean
Residence	Springfield, New Brunswick
Profession	Secondary school Principal

Gerald Stairs "Gerry" Merrithew PC CD (23 September 1931 – 5 September 2004), born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, was an educator, provincial and federal politician, and statesman.

Merrithew graduated from the New Brunswick Teachers' College, then obtained his BA and B.Ed degrees from the University of New Brunswick.

With a lifelong interest in the Canadian Forces, he became an officer cadet and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. As a high school principal, he was active not only in the educational field, but the military, recreational fields, as well as cultural affairs that led to his entering politics.