Lowell Murray, PC (born 26 September 1936) is a former Canadian senator and long-time activist with the federal Progressive Conservative Party.
He met 16-year-old Brian Mulroney there; the two became close friends and associates in the PC Party.
Later, he served as chief of staff to Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield and then was New Brunswick premier Richard Hatfield's senior advisor.
[4] Murray was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Joe Clark in 1979.
He was the longest-serving member of the body upon his mandatory retirement from the Senate on 26 September 2011, when he attained the age of 75.