29 Facts About Paul Hinman

Paul Hinman was born on 1959 and is a Canadian politician and businessman who is currently the leader of the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition.

Paul Hinman was the leader of the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta from 2020 to 2022, and was the leader of the Wildrose Alliance and Alberta Alliance Party.

Paul Hinman served two terms as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, from 2004 to 2008 representing the electoral district of Cardston-Taber-Warner and then from 2009 to 2012 in Calgary-Glenmore.

Paul Hinman grew up in Calgary in the neighbourhood of Haysboro.

Paul Hinman's grandfather Edgar "Ted" Paul Hinman was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cardston and as Provincial Treasurer in the Social Credit government under Ernest Manning.

Paul Hinman attended the University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy.

Paul Hinman is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Paul Hinman spent two years in the Philippines serving as a Mormon Missionary and learned to speak Tagalog.

Paul Hinman described a divorce he went through as a painful and difficult trial in his faith that he overcame.

Paul Hinman remains an active Mormon and still holds to its values.

Paul Hinman worked for the Reform Party of Canada in policy and election committees.

Paul Hinman later worked for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Paul Hinman served as a board member for the federal Conservative Party of Canada in the electoral district of Lethbridge.

Paul Hinman served as vice-president of policy for the Alberta Alliance Party from its founding convention on February 14,2002, until he was named deputy leader on January 8,2005.

Paul Hinman defeated incumbent Broyce Jacobs the Progressive Conservatives candidate by 129 votes.

Paul Hinman was the only Alberta Alliance Party candidate elected in 2004.

Paul Hinman was one of four candidates who ran in the 2005 Alberta Alliance Party leadership election.

Paul Hinman won the election on the third ballot at the leadership convention held on November 19,2005, in Red Deer, Alberta.

However, Paul Hinman later declined to run and posted to his Twitter that he was endorsing Jason Kenney.

Paul Hinman was made interim leader of the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta in July 2020 and elected leader in 2021.

Paul Hinman said he had no interest in leading the party and said the UCP's divisions that led to Kenney's resignation would help the Wildrose Independence Party with recruitment.

Paul Hinman ran in the 2022 Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche by-election.

Paul Hinman was not a resident of the Fort McMurray or Lac La Biche regions, but denied he was an opportunist or ignorant of local issues facing the riding.

Paul Hinman finished third in the by-election, behind NDP candidate Ariana Mancini and UCP MLA Brian Jean.

The review accused Paul Hinman of paying himself with party money during the by-election.

The review wrote that Paul Hinman was not familiar with the needs and concerns shared by people living in the riding, despite his commentary on community issues at local forums and in interviews with Harvard Media's CFVR-FM and Fort McMurray Today.

Paul Hinman told CTV News that the party was being taken over by "implants, plants, agents inside our board" who are opposed to an independent Alberta.

Paul Hinman was reinstated as leader during the party's annual general meeting in Red Deer on July 23,2022.

Paul Hinman told the Medicine Hat News he is focusing on his legal battles with the party's leadership and would not be running in the Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election.