Paul Peter Mostoway (October 16, 1929 – March 19, 2012) was an educator and political figure in

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. He represented Hanley from 1971 to 1975 and

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from 1975 to 1982 in the

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as a

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(NDP) member. He was born in

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and was educated in

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. Mostoway worked as a sailor on the

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, as a construction worker in

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and as an auto worker for

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plant in

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. He then attended the

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, receiving a

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. From 1956 to 1988, Mostoway taught school in

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and Clavet. He also served on Saskatoon city council from 1988 to 1994, was a member of the Saskatoon Catholic School Board and was a member of the senate for the University of Saskatchewan. He was defeated by Jack Sandberg when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1982. Mostoway died in Saskatoon at the age of 82.

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