Gerard Phalen

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Gerard A. "Jigger" Phalen (born March 28, 1934) is a Canadian Senator, educator, and union leader.

Phalen was an industrial mechanical instructor at the Nova Scotia Eastern Institute of Technology and then at the University College of Cape Breton until his retirement in 1991. Active in the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union, he served as its president from 1976 to 1979. He has also served as chairman of the faculty association at NSEIT and in various other academic capcities at UCCB.

He was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 2001 and sits in the upper house as a Liberal.

Gerard Phalen has 2 grandaughters and a grandson. Ellen Kelly, Phalen Kelly and Matthew Barnes.

	Nova Scotia Caucus serving in the 39th Canadian Parliament.
Senators	Gerald J. Comeau (Con), Jane Cordy (Lib), Jim Cowan (Lib), Terry Mercer (Lib), Wilfred Moore (Lib), Donald Oliver (Con), Gerard Phalen (Lib)
Members of Parliament	Scott Brison (Lib), Bill Casey (Con), Rodger Cuzner (Lib), Mark Eyking (Lib), Gerald Keddy (Con), Peter MacKay (Con), Alexa McDonough (NDP), Geoff Regan (Lib), Michael Savage (Lib), Peter Stoffer (NDP), Robert Thibault (Lib)