Steve Cowper

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Steve Cowper
Cowper in 1990
6th Governor of Alaska
In office December 1, 1986 – December 3, 1990
Lieutenant	Steve McAlpine
Preceded by	Bill Sheffield
Succeeded by	Wally Hickel
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 20th district
In office January 20, 1975 – January 14, 1979
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Personal details
Born	Stephen Cambreleng Cowper (1938-08-21) August 21, 1938 (age 85) Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Deanna Elizabeth Blanco (divorced) Margaret Stewart (1985–1991) (divorced)
Children	3
Education	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, LLB)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	Army Medical Corps United States Army Reserve

Stephen Cambreleng Cowper (born August 21, 1938) is an American Democratic politician who was the sixth governor of Alaska from 1986 to 1990. He was governor during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Cowper is the CEO of Steve Cowper & Associates. He has also served on the boards of multiple energy-related companies in the US and Canada.