Gary Kowalski

Politician

1952 –

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Who is Gary Kowalski?

Gary Anthony Kowalski is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1993 to 1999, sitting for most of that time as a Liberal.

The son of Tony Kowalski and Olga Kolczycki, he was born in Winnipeg and worked as a police officer in the Winnipeg Police Department before entering public life, serving from 1974 to 1993. He received a Canada 125th Medal in 1992, and was elected as a trustee on the Seven Oaks School Division in September of the same year.

In 1976, he married Ellen Joy Michie.

When Gulzar Cheema resigned as an MLA in 1993, Kowalski sought and won the Liberal nomination in the Winnipeg riding of The Maples to succeed him. He won the resulting by-election on September 21, defeating New Democrat Norma Walker by about 1500 votes.

The Liberals were reduced to only three seats in the provincial election of 1995, although Kowalski was able to retain The Maples by a significant margin.

The provincial Liberals went through a period of internal division in 1997. Kowalski disapproved of the leadership of Ginny Hasselfield, and left the party to sit as an Independent Liberal on June 5, 1997.

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Born
Aug 9, 1952
Lived in
  • Winnipeg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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