Keith Alan Cosens (July 7, 1932[1] – April 27, 1990) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba.
He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.
[1] Born in Teulon, Manitoba,[2] Cosens was raised on the family farm near Argyle, was educated at Brant-Argyle School, Stonewall Collegiate and the University of Manitoba, taught school in Kelwood, Wawanesa and Rosser, and was vice-principal of Stonewall Collegiate in Stonewall, Manitoba before entering politics.
He was dropped from the latter position on April 1, 1978, but retained the former throughout Lyon's tenure as Premier.
[1] In the provincial election of 1981, he lost to NDP candidate John Bucklaschuk[1] by 730 votes.