Peter Hyndman Explained

Peter Hyndman
Birth Date:9 October 1941
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Death Cause:Cancer
Constituency Am1:Vancouver South
Assembly1:British Columbia Legislative
Term Start1:May 10, 1979
Term End1:May 5, 1983
Alongside:Stephen Rogers
Predecessor1:William Gerald Strongman
Successor1:Russell Fraser
Party:Liberal
Social Credit (1975-1983)
Progressive Conservative (1970-1975)
Occupation:Lawyer

Peter Stewart Hyndman (October 9, 1941 - September 6, 2006[1]) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.

Hyndman graduated from law at the University of British Columbia and studied economics at Harvard University. He was the MLA for Vancouver South from 1979 to 1983, and was Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs from January 6, 1981 to August 10, 1982 in the cabinet of Bill Bennett. He was forced out of office by an expense-account scandal in 1982. Hyndman died of cancer at the age of 64.[2]

The Vancouver Bar Association awards the Peter S. Hyndman Mentorship Award each year for a lawyer who has distinguished himself as a mentor to younger lawyers.[3]

References

  1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?n=peter-stewart-hyndman&pid=19156333 Peter Hyndman Obituary
  2. News: Former Vancouver MLA found success as lawyer . National Post . September 11, 2006 . 2012-02-04.
  3. Web site: Peter S. Hyndman Mentorship Award . Canadian Bar Association . 2012-02-04.