George Key, Jr. (1930/31 – July 3, 2005) was a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island from 1968 to 1973.
[1] Born and raised in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, he was the son of George Key, Sr., a prominent local businessman for whom the city's annual "Citizen of the Year" award is named.
[2] As he did not hold a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, his predecessor Walter Shaw continued to serve as Leader of the Opposition.
[8] Since Key continued not to hold a seat in the legislature and Shaw had not stood for reelection in 1970, Dewar became the new leader of the opposition.
Key announced his resignation as party leader in 1972, and was succeeded by Melvin McQuaid in early 1973.