Ken Kowalski

The Honourable
Ken Kowalski
11th Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly
In office
April 14, 1997 – May 23, 2012
Preceded byStanley Schumacher
Succeeded byGene Zwozdesky
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
November 21, 1979 – 1993
Preceded byHugh Horner
ConstituencyBarrhead
In office
1993–2004
ConstituencyBarrhead-Westlock
In office
2004–2012
Succeeded byMaureen Kubinec
ConstituencyBarrhead-Morinville-Westlock
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Reginald Kowalski

(1945-09-27) September 27, 1945 (age 79)
Bonnyville, Alberta
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Kenneth Reginald Kowalski ECA (born September 27, 1945) is a politician and former teacher from Alberta, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, where he served from 1979 to 2012, sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus under five different Premiers.

Kowalski was the Speaker of the Assembly, and was first appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta by Premier Don Getty in 1986. He held five different cabinet portfolios, including that of Deputy Premier from 1992 to 1994.