Serge Kujawa

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Serge Kujawa
MLA for Regina Albert South
In office
1991–1995
Preceded byJack Klein
Succeeded byAndrew Thomson
Personal details
Born(1924-11-25)November 25, 1924
Radin, Poland
DiedSeptember 22, 2014(2014-09-22) (aged 89)
Regina, Saskatchewan
Political partySaskatchewan New Democratic Party
Occupationlawyer, prosecutor

Serge Kujawa (November 25, 1924 – September 22, 2014) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 1995 as a New Democratic Party member for the constituency of Regina Albert South.

Kujawa was born in 1925 in Radin, Poland and came to Canada at the age of 3, in 1928. He attended the University of Saskatchewan where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (1957) and Bachelor of Laws (1958) degree. Kujawa became a prosecutor in the Saskatchewan Department of Justice. He oversaw the investigation of Saskatchewan politician Colin Thatcher after the murder of Thatcher's ex-wife in 1983; and then, in 1984, by successfully prosecuting Thatcher for first-degree murder.

Kujawa married Betty Brydges in 1954 and had six children.[1] He died in 2014, aged 89.[2][3]

Electoral history[edit]

1991 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Albert South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Serge Kujawa 4,333 46.43% +8.59
Liberal Saul Jacobson 3,133 33.57% +16.39
Progressive Conservative Jack Klein 1,761 18.86% -26.12
  Independent John O'Donoghue 106 1.14%
Total 9,333 100.00%

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Canadian Who's who - Elizabeth Lumley - Google Books. June 30, 2010. ISBN 9780802046871. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Patricia Dawn Robertson (October 24, 2014). "High-profile prosecutor Serge Kujawa played to win". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Serge KUJAWA Obituary - Regina, SK | Leader-Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.