Hendy Cowan Politician

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

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 25, 1943
Birth place
Merredin Western Australia
Education
Hale School
Profession
Farmer

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Office holder

party
National Party of Australia
region
Electoral district of Merredin
successor

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