George Reginald Anderson "Ted" Bowerman (November 3, 1930 – December 20, 2007) was a farmer, civil servant and political figure in
Saskatchewan. He represented
Shellbrook from 1967 to 1982 in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a
New Democratic Party
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(NDP) member.
He was born north of
Shellbrook, Saskatchewan in 1930,
the son of
Edward LeRoy Bowerman
Edward LeRoy Bowerman (June 2, 1892 – February 17, 1977) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 Canadian federal election as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation for t ...
and Laura Rosalee Anderson, and was educated in local schools and by taking correspondence courses. In 1959, Bowerman married Dagmar Alma Louise Christiansen. He farmed and was also employed in the Saskatchewan public service. Bowerman also served as chair of the Prince Albert Community Health Clinic Board. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister responsible for Indians and Métis, as Minister of Mineral Resources, as Minister of Natural Resources and as Minister of Environment.
Bowerman was defeated by
Lloyd Muller when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1982 and again in 1986.
He died in a car crash in Alberta at the age of 77.
References
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
1930 births
2007 deaths
Road incident deaths in Canada
Accidental deaths in Alberta
Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan
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