| George Riley | |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Death Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Office1: | MLA for Halifax Cobequid |
| Term Start1: | 1970 |
| Term End1: | 1974 |
| Predecessor1: | Gordon H. Fitzgerald |
| Successor1: | George Doucet |
| Residence: | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia |
| Party: | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
George Stuart Riley (November 18, 1922 – August 28, 2002) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Cobequid in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Riley was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. A businessman, he attended Daniel Mclntyre Collegiate and the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. In 1944, he married Margaret Jane Abraham.[2]
Riley entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Gordon H. Fitzgerald by over 1000 votes in Halifax Cobequid.[3] On November 24, 1971, Riley was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Public Works.[4] He resigned from cabinet on May 16, 1972.[5] Riley died on August 28, 2002, at QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.[6]