Serge Kujawa (November 25, 1924 – September 22, 2014) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served in the

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from 1991 to 1995, as a New Democratic Party member for the constituency of Regina Albert South. He was born in 1925 in

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, Poland and came to Canada at the age of 3, in 1928. He attended the

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where he earned a

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(1957) and

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(1958) degree. Kujawa became a prosecutor in the Saskatchewan Department of Justice, and rose to great eminence, arguing many cases before the Supreme Court of Canada. He achieved national fame by overseeing the investigation of Saskatchewan politician

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after the murder of Thatcher's ex-wife in 1983; and then, in 1984, by successfully prosecuting Thatcher for first degree murder. Kujawa married Betty Brydges in 1954 and had six children. He died in 2014, aged 89.

Electoral history

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References

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs 1924 births 2014 deaths Polish emigrants to Canada Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub