Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski (April 22, 1943 – June 6, 2008) was a

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politician, former

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and member of the Legislative Assembly for 25 years."Former Sask. finance minister dies"
– ''CBC News'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) As a member of the

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, he was MLA from the Humboldt electoral district from 1971 to 1982. He later represented

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from 1985 to 1991, and Regina Dewdney from 1991 to 1999. Tchorzewski was born in

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and was educated in Hudson Bay and at the

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. He taught school in

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. In 1966, he married Shirley Stasiuk. Tchorzewski served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance, as Provincial Secretary, as Minister of Education and as Minister of Municipal Government. In 1997, he became president of the federal NDP. He resigned his seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1999 to become chief of staff for

Alexa McDonough Alexa Ann McDonough ( Shaw; August 11, 1944 – January 15, 2022) was a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Nova Scotia, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's (NSN ...

. Tchorzewski became special adviser to

Lorne Calvert Lorne Albert Calvert (born December 24, 1952) was the 13th premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2001 to June 6, 2009, when he was succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter. Ea ...

in 2002. In 2006, he became secretary for the provincial NDP. Tchorzewski died in Regina at the age of 65.

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* 1943 births 2008 deaths Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs Deaths from cancer in Saskatchewan Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan Presidents of the New Democratic Party of Canada Finance ministers of Saskatchewan Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan Canadian people of Polish descent {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub