Elwood Lorrie Cowley (born August 2, 1944) is a former educator and political figure in

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. He represented Biggar from 1971 to 1982 in the

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as a

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(NDP) member. He was born in

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, the son of William Cowley and Edwina Call, and was educated in Kinley and at the

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, where he received a

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. Cowley taught high school from 1965 to 1972. In 1965, he married Delores Major. Cowley served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance, as Minister of Mineral Resources, as Provincial Secretary and as Minister of Economic Development. He was defeated by Harry Baker when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1982. After leaving politics, Cowley taught school and worked as an investment broker. In 1989, he established Cowley Consulting Ltd. As of 2009, he lived in

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* 1944 births Living people Politicians from Saskatoon Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan alumni Ministers of finance of Saskatchewan 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{NDP-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub