Ed Tchorzewski

Ed Tchorzewski
Ed Tchorzewski
President of the New Democratic Party of Canada
	In office; 1997–1999
Preceded by	Iain Angus
Succeeded by	Dave MacKinnon
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Humboldt
	In office; 1971–1982
Preceded by	Mathieu Breker (Liberal)
Succeeded by	Louis Domotor (PC)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Regina Northeast
	In office; 1985–1991
Preceded by	Russell Sutor (PC)
Succeeded by	riding abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Regina Dewdney
	In office; 1991–1999
Preceded by	new riding
Succeeded by	Kevin Yates (NDP)
Personal details
Born	April 22, 1943; Alvena, Saskatchewan
Died	June 6, 2008 (aged 65); Regina, Saskatchewan
Political party	Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/New Democratic Party of Canada
Residence	Regina, Saskatchewan

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Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski (April 22, 1943 – June 6, 2008) was a Canadian politician, former Saskatchewan finance minister and member of the Legislative Assembly for 25 years.^[1]

As a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, he was MLA from the Humboldt electoral district from 1971 to 1982. He later represented Regina Northeast from 1985 to 1991, and Regina Dewdney from 1991 to 1999.

Tchorzewski was born in Alvena, Saskatchewan and was educated in Hudson Bay and at the University of Saskatchewan. He taught school in Humboldt.^[2] In 1966, he married Shirley Stasiuk.^[3] 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. Tchorzewski became special adviser to Lorne Calvert in 2002. In 2006, he became secretary for the provincial NDP.^[2]

Tchorzewski died in Regina at the age of 65.^[3]

References

^ "Former Sask. finance minister dies". CBC News. June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Tchorzewski, Edwin Laurence (1943–2008)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
^ ^a ^b "Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-02.

External links

"'Torch' carried NDP in Saskatchewan". Globe and Mail. April 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-02.

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[cbc-tchorzewski-1] "Former Sask. finance minister dies". CBC News. June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008.

[esask-2] "Tchorzewski, Edwin Laurence (1943–2008)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-08-02.

[sain-3] "Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-02.

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