Paul Hinman
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Paul Hinman is a provincial politician and small business entrepreneur
from Alberta, Canada. He was formerly the leader of the Wildrose Alliance. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 2004 to 2008 representing the electoral district of Cardston-Taber-Warner
. On September 14, 2009, Hinman returned to the Legislative Assembly by winning a by-election in Calgary-Glenmore
.
in the neighbourhood of Haysboro.
Hinman has been active in the Scouts Canada
organization since his childhood and continues to maintain his involvement with the program
through leadership roles as an adult. He enjoys participating in outdoor activities such as hiking
in the mountains and horseback riding.
Hinman became politically aware at an early age, through his grand father Edgar "Ted" Hinman
who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cardston
and as Provincial Treasurer in the Social Credit government under Ernest Manning
.
Hinman has travelled to Denmark
, Spain
, the Caribbean Islands, Africa
and Hong Kong
. He spent two years in the Philippines
doing missionary work, where he learned to speak Tagalog
.
Hinman prior to winning his seat in the Alberta Legislature was an irrigation farmer, cow-calf producer, purebred-cattle breeder, feedlot
operator and small-business entrepreneur. He attended the University of Alberta
Faculty of Pharmacy.
Today Hinman currently resides near his childhood home in Calgary.
in the early years. He served on policy and election committees. He later served positions in the Conservative Party of Canada
. He serves as a board member for the federal Conservative Party of Canada
in the electoral district of Lethbridge
.
In provincial politics, he was the southern regional director for the Alberta First Party
. Paul Hinman served as vice-president of policy for the Alberta Alliance Party party from its founding convention on February 14, 2002, until he was named deputy leader on January 8, 2005.
in the 2004 provincial election
on November 22, 2004.
He defeated incumbent Broyce Jacobs
who was affiliated with the Progressive Conservatives by 129 votes to capture the riding and pickup the district for the Alberta Alliance banner. He was the only person elected under the Alliance banner for the party that election. His win helped to retain the seat the Alliance gained in the Legislature when Edmonton-Norwood
MLA Gary Masyk
crossed the floor in June 2004.
His win was historic as he became the first person elected under a fourth party banner in the Alberta Legislature since 1986.
stepped down as leader of the party shortly after the 2004 provincial election.
Paul Hinman was one of four candidates who ran in the 2005 Alberta Alliance Party leadership election
. The other three candidates were Ed Klop
, Marilyn Burns
and David Crutcher
.
After a vigorous campaign, Hinman won the election on the third ballot at the leadership convention held on November 19, 2005 in Red Deer, Alberta to take over the party from interim leader Eleanor Maroes.
merged to unite the right wing of the political spectrum in Alberta at a convention held on January 19, 2008 in Calgary.
In the 2008 provincial election, held just weeks after the merger convention, Hinman lost to his Progressive Conservative opponent, Broyce Jacobs
by 39 votes. The party improved its popular vote in the riding although Hinman only campaigned in the riding for five days. The party also improved its popular vote in most of the other ridings where it ran candidates, but was unable to pickup any seats.
Hinman received accolades during the campaign for his performance in the televised leaders debate.
A year later, Hinman stepped down as leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party, triggering a leadership convention on October 2009 in Edmonton. Hinman remained interim leader of the Alliance until the election of Danielle Smith
as party leader on October 17. Like Smith, he is a libertarian
.
MLA Ron Stevens
announced his resignation to accept a position as a judge. Hinman ran in the ensuing by-election, seeking to return to the legislature from a riding where he had grown up and where he was currently living. Hinman was selected as the Wildrose Alliance candidate at a well-attended nomination meeting and subsequently won the by-election with 37% of the vote. The Alberta Liberal Party
candidate won 34% and the Progressive Conservative candidate 26%.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
from Alberta, Canada. He was formerly the leader of the Wildrose Alliance. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 2004 to 2008 representing the electoral district of Cardston-Taber-Warner
Cardston-Taber-Warner
Cardston-Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. On September 14, 2009, Hinman returned to the Legislative Assembly by winning a by-election in Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding...
.
Early life
Paul Hinman was born in Edmonton in 1959. He grew up in CalgaryCalgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
in the neighbourhood of Haysboro.
Hinman has been active in the Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association that, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement...
organization since his childhood and continues to maintain his involvement with the program
Scouting in Alberta
Scouting and Guiding in Alberta has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Scouting:...
through leadership roles as an adult. He enjoys participating in outdoor activities such as hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
in the mountains and horseback riding.
Hinman became politically aware at an early age, through his grand father Edgar "Ted" Hinman
Edgar Hinman
Edgar Wynder "Ted" Hinman was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1967 and again from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition...
who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cardston
Cardston (provincial electoral district)
Cardston was a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in when Alberta first became a province in 1905.The riding has always occupied the most southern portion of the province along the Canada / United States border...
and as Provincial Treasurer in the Social Credit government under Ernest Manning
Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
.
Hinman has travelled to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, the Caribbean Islands, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. He spent two years in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
doing missionary work, where he learned to speak Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
.
Hinman prior to winning his seat in the Alberta Legislature was an irrigation farmer, cow-calf producer, purebred-cattle breeder, feedlot
Feedlot
A feedlot or feedyard is a type of animal feeding operation which is used in factory farming for finishing livestock, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter. Large beef feedlots are called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations . They...
operator and small-business entrepreneur. He attended the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
Faculty of Pharmacy.
Today Hinman currently resides near his childhood home in Calgary.
Political career
Hinman became politically active working for the Reform Party of CanadaReform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
in the early years. He served on policy and election committees. He later served positions in the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
. He serves as a board member for the federal Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
in the electoral district of Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
.
In provincial politics, he was the southern regional director for the Alberta First Party
Alberta First Party
The Alberta First Party was a right-wing political party that operated in Alberta, Canada from 1999 until 2003. It was founded by former members of the Social Credit Party of Alberta. The party was registered with Elections Alberta on November 2, 1999...
. Paul Hinman served as vice-president of policy for the Alberta Alliance Party party from its founding convention on February 14, 2002, until he was named deputy leader on January 8, 2005.
MLA of Cardston-Taber-Warner
Himan was elected to his first term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-WarnerCardston-Taber-Warner
Cardston-Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
in the 2004 provincial election
Alberta general election, 2004
The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
on November 22, 2004.
He defeated incumbent Broyce Jacobs
Broyce Jacobs
Broyce G. Jacobs is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:Jacobs was born in Cardston, Alberta...
who was affiliated with the Progressive Conservatives by 129 votes to capture the riding and pickup the district for the Alberta Alliance banner. He was the only person elected under the Alliance banner for the party that election. His win helped to retain the seat the Alliance gained in the Legislature when Edmonton-Norwood
Edmonton-Norwood
Edmonton-Norwood was provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The District was created from the Edmonton district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with Edmonton-Highlands to form Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The district was a swing riding and was held by every major party...
MLA Gary Masyk
Gary Masyk
Gary Masyk is a businessman and politician in Alberta, Canada.Born in High Prairie, Masyk owned Garco Oilfield Service and Masyk Lumber Company before entering politics...
crossed the floor in June 2004.
His win was historic as he became the first person elected under a fourth party banner in the Alberta Legislature since 1986.
Leadership election
Former Alberta Alliance leader Randy ThorsteinsonRandy Thorsteinson
Randy Thorsteinson is a politician and businessman in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.-Early years:Thorsteinson was born in Gimli, Manitoba spending his youth living in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta and Grande Prairie, Alberta.-Education:He graduated from St. Paul's High School...
stepped down as leader of the party shortly after the 2004 provincial election.
Paul Hinman was one of four candidates who ran in the 2005 Alberta Alliance Party leadership election
Alberta Alliance Party leadership election, 2005
The Alberta Alliance Party, a conservative political party in Alberta, Canada, held its second leadership election on November 18 and 19, 2005, in Red Deer, Alberta...
. The other three candidates were Ed Klop
Ed Klop
Ed Klop is a politician and business man from Red Deer, Alberta Canada born in 1966.Klop is the President and Founder of Klop Construction based in Red Deer...
, Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns (politician)
Marilyn Burns is a politician and civil lawyer from Edmonton, Alberta.Marilyn was extensively involved with the Alberta Alliance Party, holding a number of positions in the party's executive council, from late 2003 to June 2006....
and David Crutcher
David Crutcher
David Crutcher is a politician and small business man from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from Brunel University in England in 1962 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.In 1994 David Crutcher founded Ramatek Inc...
.
After a vigorous campaign, Hinman won the election on the third ballot at the leadership convention held on November 19, 2005 in Red Deer, Alberta to take over the party from interim leader Eleanor Maroes.
Wildrose Alliance
Under Hinman's leadership, the Alberta Alliance and the upstart Wildrose Party of AlbertaWildrose Party of Alberta
The Wildrose Party of Alberta was a right wing provincial political party founded in Alberta, Canada in 2007. The party took its name from Alberta's provincial flower....
merged to unite the right wing of the political spectrum in Alberta at a convention held on January 19, 2008 in Calgary.
In the 2008 provincial election, held just weeks after the merger convention, Hinman lost to his Progressive Conservative opponent, Broyce Jacobs
Broyce Jacobs
Broyce G. Jacobs is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:Jacobs was born in Cardston, Alberta...
by 39 votes. The party improved its popular vote in the riding although Hinman only campaigned in the riding for five days. The party also improved its popular vote in most of the other ridings where it ran candidates, but was unable to pickup any seats.
Hinman received accolades during the campaign for his performance in the televised leaders debate.
A year later, Hinman stepped down as leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party, triggering a leadership convention on October 2009 in Edmonton. Hinman remained interim leader of the Alliance until the election of Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith
Danielle Molles Smith is one of five martial artists who developed the women's self-defense system known as "Model Mugging" and is the current head teacher dojo cho of Aikido of Monterey in California."...
as party leader on October 17. Like Smith, he is a libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
.
Calgary-Glenmore by-election
On May 15, 2009 Calgary-GlenmoreCalgary-Glenmore
Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding...
MLA Ron Stevens
Ron Stevens
Ron Stevens, Q.C. is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the current Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Glenmore as a Progressive Conservative until his resignation on May 15, 2009...
announced his resignation to accept a position as a judge. Hinman ran in the ensuing by-election, seeking to return to the legislature from a riding where he had grown up and where he was currently living. Hinman was selected as the Wildrose Alliance candidate at a well-attended nomination meeting and subsequently won the by-election with 37% of the vote. The Alberta Liberal Party
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
candidate won 34% and the Progressive Conservative candidate 26%.