Grant Hill (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Grant Hill
Honorific-Suffix:PC
Birth Date:20 September 1943
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residence:Okotoks, Alberta
Office1:Member of Parliament for Macleod
Term Start1:October 25, 1993
Term End1:June 28, 2004
Successor1:Ted Menzies
Office:Leader of the Opposition
Term Start:January 9, 2004
Term End:March 19, 2004
Primeminister:Paul Martin
Successor:Stephen Harper
Party:Conservative
Spouse:Sue
Children:7[1]

Grant Hill (born September 20, 1943) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada (2004), and a former member of the Canadian Alliance (2000–2004) and the Reform Party of Canada (1993–2000).

Life and career

From January to March 2004, Hill served as interim leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons. However, he was not the party's official interim leader—that role went to Senator John Lynch-Staunton.

Hill was first elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Reform Party of Canada in the 1993 general election. He attracted controversy when he claimed, as a medical doctor, that homosexuality was an unhealthy lifestyle. He was criticized by many other doctors, including fellow Reform (and later Liberal) MP Dr. Keith Martin.

He joined the Canadian Alliance when the Reform Party's successor was formed in 2000. In 2002, he was a candidate in the Canadian Alliance leadership election,[2] placing fourth.[3]

Hill has resumed his medical practice in Okotoks, Alberta. He is also well known for his collection of antique cars and his work in promoting car shows. He is married with a large family, and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]

Hill did not run in the 2004 election.

Honours

On February 19, 2004 he was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, giving him the right to use the prenominal title "The Honourable" and the post-nominal letters "PC" for life.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hudson. Rebecca. Grant Hill: Latter-day Saint Runs for Canada's Second Highest Post. Meridian Magazine. Meridian Magazine. 30 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185450/http://www.ldsmag.com/article/1/5478-ac-1. 21 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Day supporters back Hill's leadership bid. CBC News. 18 December 2001. 12 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Harper wins Alliance leadership. CBC News. 20 March 2002. 12 April 2016.
  4. Roy O. Prete. Canadian Mormons. Provo: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2017. p. 236