Ray Boughen

{{short description|Canadian politician (1937–2022)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Ray Boughen

| honorific_suffix = MP

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| riding = Palliser

| parliament = Canadian

| term_start = October 14, 2008

| term_end = October 19, 2015

| predecessor = Dave Batters

| successor = district abolished

| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|5|25}}

| birth_place = Coronach, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|24|1937|5|25}}

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| party = Conservative

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| profession = Education

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Ray Boughen (May 25, 1937 – December 24, 2022) was a Canadian politician who was mayor of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and a Member of Parliament.

Prior to politics, Boughen worked in education as a teacher and principal.{{Cite news |title=MP Ray Boughen will not seek re-election |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/803872/mp-ray-boughen-will-not-seek-re-election/ |work=Global News |agency=Canadian Press |date=2013-08-13 |accessdate=2021-03-13}} From 1994 to 2000, he was mayor of Moose Jaw.{{Cite news |title=Pension reform a pressing issue in Palliser |url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/pension-reform-a-pressing-issue-in-palliser-1.637556 |work=CTV Regina |date=2011-04-29 |accessdate=2021-03-13}}

Boughen was elected to represent the electoral district of Palliser in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He was a member of the Conservative Party and served in parliament until his retirement at the 2015 election.

Boughen died on December 24, 2022, at the age of 85.{{cite news |last1=Slaght |first1=Shawn |title=Former mayor, MP Ray Boughen passes away at 85 |url=https://www.discovermoosejaw.com/articles/former-mayor-mp-ray-boughen-passes-away-at-85 |access-date=29 December 2022 |publisher=Discover Moose Jaw |date=28 December 2022}}