Leonard "Len" Skowronski (born c. 1941) is a

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who was the leader of the provincial Social Credit Party in

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, Canada, between 2007 and 2016. He was elected at a leadership convention held on November 3, 2007 in

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to replace

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who resigned. Skowronski lives in

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, and ran as a candidate in the 2004 Alberta election as a Social Credit candidate in Calgary Varsity. He was defeated, finishing last in a field of six candidates. He contested the 2008 election in the electoral district of

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and again finished last in a field of six. He contested the 2009 by-election in

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, placing sixth out of seven candidates, and receiving 28 votes more than the independent candidate who placed seventh. In 2016, Skowronski denounced the "invalid takeover" of the party by anti-abortion activists leading to his replacement as party leader by

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Electoral record

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Social Credit Constituency Associations
1940s births Living people Alberta Social Credit Party leaders University of Alberta alumni University of Calgary alumni Alberta Social Credit Party candidates in Alberta provincial elections 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub