| The Honourable George Isaac Smith MBE |
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| 18th Premier of Nova Scotia | |
| In office September 13, 1967 – October 28, 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Robert L. Stanfield |
| Succeeded by | Gerald A. Regan |
| MLA for Colchester | |
| In office 1949–1974 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon T. Purdy Robert F. McLellan |
| Succeeded by | Melinda MacLean Floyd Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1909 |
| Died | December 19, 1982 |
| Political party | Conservative |
George Isaac Smith, usually referred to as G.I. Smith, (April 6, 1909 – December 19, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer who was recruited by Robert Stanfield to help rebuild the Progressive Conservatives in Nova Scotia. He was the 18th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1970.
Born in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Smith practice law in Truro. He served overseas during World War II.[1] Smith was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1949 and served in Stanfield's cabinet when the Tories formed government in 1956. When Stanfield moved to federal politics, Smith became Premier of Nova Scotia. Under his government the faltering Sydney Steel was nationalised. Smith argued in favour of regional equalization payments which transferred funds from rich provinces to poorer provinces like Nova Scotia.
Smith's government was defeated by the Liberals in 1970 and Smith resigned as party leader the next year. In 1975 he was summoned to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Colchester, Nova Scotia. A Progressive Conservative, he died in office in Truro, Nova Scotia in 1982.
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