{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLAMB|size=100%}} | image = | caption = | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Swan River | term_start = 19 April 2016 | term_end = | predecessor = Ron Kostyshyn | successor = | party = Progressive Conservative | birth_name = Richard Paul Wowchuk | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|26}} | birth_place = Swan River, Manitoba, Canada }} '''Richard Paul''' "'''Rick'''" '''Wowchuk''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|oʊ|ˌ|tʃ|ʌ|k}} {{Respell|WOH|chuk}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNA6u5xMr6I|title=Swan River MLA Rick Wowchuk celebrates World Teachers Day|work=YouTube|date=October 5, 2016|accessdate=7 September 2021}}</ref> born 1958) is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the electoral district of Swan River as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election, and re-elected in 2019 and 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manitoba election results|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2647832/manitoba-election-results-2016-a-live-riding-by-riding-breakdown-of-the-vote/|accessdate=20 April 2016|work=Global News|date=19 April 2016}}</ref>
During the 2019 election campaign, Wowchuk came under scrutiny after it was revealed he was under sexual harassment allegations from his former constituency office assistant. It was reported Wowchuk violated workplace policy on five occasions, including by showing a picture of nude women to his assistant, by making a comment about her wearing a bikini, and through a joke about taking a meeting with her on FaceTime while he himself was bathing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Annable |first=Kristin |date=5 September 2019 |title=PC candidate breached workplace policy by showing photo of naked women, report says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wowchuk-investigation-picture-1.5270526 |work=CBC News |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref> The allegations did not affect Wowchuk at the polls; he was allowed to remain in the PC caucus and was re-elected in his riding by a large margin.<ref>{{cite news |last=Annable |first=Kristin |date=18 September 2019 |title=MLA Rick Wowchuk remains in PC caucus after showing assistant pic of naked women |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/rick-wowchuk-stays-caucus-1.5289179 |work=CBC News |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
On October 24, 2023, after an election in which the PCs lost government to the New Democratic Party, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources.
==Electoral record== {{2023 Manitoba general election/Swan River}} {{2019 Manitoba general election/Swan River}} {{2016 Manitoba general election/Swan River}}
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