Hendy Cowan

The Honourable
Hendy Cowan
AO
13th Deputy Premier of Western Australia
In office
16 February 1993 – 16 February 2001
PremierRichard Court
Preceded byIan Taylor
Succeeded byEric Ripper
3rd Chancellor of Edith Cowan University
In office
31 December 2004 – 1 January 2019
Nominated byGeoff Gallop
Appointed byKen Michael
Preceded byRobert Nicholson
Succeeded byKerry Sanderson
11th Leader of the National Party
of Western Australia
In office
25 March 1985 – 16 October 2001
DeputyMonty House
Preceded byDick Old
Succeeded byMax Trenorden
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Electoral district of Merredin
In office
30 March 1974 – 16 October 2001
Preceded byJames McMillan Brown
Succeeded byBrendon Grylls
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyNational Party
Alma materHale School
ProfessionFarmer
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Hendy John Cowan AO (born 25 April 1943) is a former deputy premier of Western Australia.

He had served in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Member for Merredin-Yilgarn from 30 March 1974 and the Member for Merredin from 19 February 1977.[1] He represented his electorate for a total of 27 years, including 23 years as leader of the National Party in Western Australia between 1979 and 2001.[2][3]

Cowan retired from the parliament on 16 October 2001, having been the Western Australian assembly's Father of the House since 14 December 1996.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Hon. Hendy John Cowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Council Members". Edith Cowan University. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Honorary Degree Citation – The Hon Hendy Cowan" (PDF). Murdoch University. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 9 September 2008.