1. Kenneth Reginald Kowalski was born on September 27,1945 and is a politician and former teacher from Alberta, Canada.
20 Facts About Ken Kowalski
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Ken Kowalski was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, where he served from 1979 to 2012, sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus under five different Premiers.
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Ken Kowalski held five different cabinet portfolios, including that of Deputy Premier from 1992 to 1994.
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Kenneth Reginald Kowalski was born in Bonnyville, Alberta on September 27,1945.
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Ken Kowalski worked as a teacher at Barrhead Composite High School, and was a civil servant in the Alberta government in the 1970s.
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Ken Kowalski first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held in November 1979 in the electoral district of Barrhead to replace Hugh Horner.
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Ken Kowalski ran against three other candidates including Alberta Liberal leader Nicholas Taylor.
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Ken Kowalski held his seat by doubling his popular vote, while Taylor only saw a marginal increase.
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The 1986 election saw Ken Kowalski re-elected by a wider margin than in 1982, with the collapse of the opposition vote.
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Ken Kowalski kept that portfolio when Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992 and became Deputy Premier.
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Ken Kowalski held both those portfolios going into the 1993 general election.
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Ken Kowalski won the new electoral district with his highest popular vote to date in the face of a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Dale Greig and four other candidates.
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Ken Kowalski ran for his sixth term in office in the 1997 general election.
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Ken Kowalski defeated three candidates including Greig and Yuill to keep his seat.
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Ken Kowalski was elected Speaker of the Assembly on April 14,1997.
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Ken Kowalski defeated Don Tannas and Glen Clegg on the second ballot to win the position.
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Ken Kowalski ran for his eighth term in office in the 2004 general election.
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Ken Kowalski won a slightly reduced popular vote, but still easily won the electoral district against four other candidates.
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Ken Kowalski ran for his ninth term in the 2008 general election.
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Ken Kowalski defeated four other candidates in a landslide to win the highest popular vote of his career.