Louis Davies Hyndman, (July 1, 1935 – November 24, 2013) was a

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lawyer and politician from

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. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for 19 years and was a member of Premier

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and

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's Cabinets. Hyndman was named the 15th Chancellor of the

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on June 10, 1994. From 1993 through 1996, he was Honorary Captain of the 4th Destroyer Squadron,

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Early life

Louis Davies Hyndman was born in

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on July 1, 1935 to Louis Davis Hyndman Sr., Q.C. and Muriel MacKintosh. He was the grandson of James Hyndman CBE, an Edmonton

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and

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Justice, as well as great-grandson of Sir

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, former Premier of Prince Edward Island and

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. Hyndman attended the

where he completed a

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and

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in 1959. He married Mary Evelyn Maclennan on June 2, 1962 and had three children together. Before entering politics he worked as a barrister and solicitor, Aide-de-camp to

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John Percy Page,

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in the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve, and executive assistant to

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Dick Bell. Hyndman formed a life-long friendship with Jim Edwards, who went on to serve as a

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for Edmonton from 1984 to 1993.

Political career

Hyndman was an active member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and was set to participate in the 1959 party convention, however his work commitments required him to step away, Jim Edwards the alternate went in his place. In 1965, Hyndman first met

, who convinced Hyndman to run under the provincial progressive conservative party. Hyndman first ran for a seat in the

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in the

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. He won a tight race in the electoral district of

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to pick it up for the Progressive Conservatives. He was one of six members of his party elected that year who form the official opposition. Due to redistribution in the 1971 general election, the electoral district of Edmonton West was abolished. Hyndman ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Edmonton-Glenora. He was re-elected to the legislature with a sizable majority. The Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of

formed government. Hyndman was appointed to the

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shortly after the election as Minister of Education. Running for re-election as a cabinet minister in the 1975 general election, Hyndman slightly increased his popular vote. He won his district with a landslide as the opposition vote collapsed. Hyndman defeated future Member of the Legislative Assembly Alex McEachern and two other candidates. Immediately following the election Hyndman was shuffled to become the Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs. He ran for his fourth term in office in the 1979 general election. Hyndman's popular vote waned slightly from the previous election. There was no significant strength in the opposition vote. He still won his district with a landslide majority. Lougheed appointed Hyndman as the new Provincial Treasurer following the election. Hyndman's fifth election would see him reclaim the votes he lost in 1979. He won his final term in office in the 1982 general election easily defeating three other candidates. Hyndman held the Provincial Treasurer portfolio after

became Premier in 1985. Hyndman retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1986. During his 19-year career in the Alberta Legislature, Hyndman served as the Minister of Education, Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs, Government House Leader, and Provincial Treasurer.

Late life

After leaving provincial politics in 1986 Hyndman joined the board of directors for TransAlta Utilities. Hyndman also resumed his work as a lawyer with the firm now known as Field Law. He became chancellor of the

. He was awarded an honorary degree by the University on June 12, 2000. Hyndman died November 24, 2013 in Edmonton at the age of 78, after an illness.

Commissions

Hyndman chaired the: * Premier's Commission on Future Health Care for Albertans (1987–1989) * Royal Commission on a National Passenger System for Canada in the 21st Century (1989–1992) * Canadian Safety and Accident Board Review Commission (1993)

Louis D. Hyndman Sr. Lecture and Awards

Louis D. Hyndman Sr. Lecture and Awards, University of Alberta

Honors

* Queen's Counsel (1975) * Officer of the Order of Canada (1993)

Affiliations

* Alberta Association of Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities * Goodwill Rehabilitation Institute of Alberta * CD Howe Institute * Asia Pacific Foundation

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing

Profile at University of Alberta Research website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyndman, Lou 1935 births 2013 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Alberta Politicians from Edmonton Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs University of Alberta alumni Canadian King's Counsel Chancellors of the University of Alberta