Roger Sowry

Roger Morrison Sowry ONZM (born 2 December 1958) is a former New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party, and was the deputy leader from 2001 to 2003.

Sowry was born in Palmerston North, and attended Tararua College in Pahiatua where he was head boy. His education included an American Field Service exchange to Minnesota in 1977, and a Diploma of Business Administration from Victoria University of Wellington. After working for a time at the Valuation Department, Sowry was employed by Hannahs, shoe manufacturers and retailers as a retail manager. He is Anglican, and married with four children.

Sowry joined the National Party in 1977, and was active in its youth wing. In the 1987 elections, beat out pro-life activist Marilyn Pryor for the National candidacy to challenge Labour Party MP Margaret Shields in the Kapiti electorate. The challenge was unsuccessful, but a second attempt in the 1990 elections was successful; he defeated Shields and entered Parliament. Sowry kept the seat until the 1996 elections, when he unsuccessfully contested the new Otaki seat against Labour's Judy Keall and became a list MP.

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