16 Facts About Russ Hiebert

Russel "Russ" Hiebert was born on February 8,1969 and is a Canadian lawyer, politician and businessman.

Russ Hiebert has a BA from Biola University, and an MBA and LL.

In 2004, Russ Hiebert won the Conservative Party of Canada nomination against veteran MP Val Meredith by 80 ballots in a vote by about 850 riding members.

On June 28,2004, Russ Hiebert was elected to the House of Commons in the 2004 federal election.

Russ Hiebert ran against Liberal candidate Judy Higginbotham, a veteran Surrey City Councillor, winning by more than 3400 votes.

Russ Hiebert generated positive headlines in January 2007 when he delivered wheelchairs to a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Russ Hiebert continued to serve as Conservative Co-Chairman of the all-party Parliamentary Border Caucus.

On October 10,2007, Russ Hiebert was appointed as the inaugural parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification, Rona Ambrose.

Russ Hiebert was the leading government member of the Standing Committee on Ethics, Privacy and Access to Information which held hearings on the high-profile Mulroney-Schreiber affair in fall 2007 and spring 2008.

Russ Hiebert served on the Commons Finance Committee, the Natural Resources Committee, and the International Human Rights Sub-Committee.

Russ Hiebert served one additional term as Canadian Branch Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, serving seven consecutive terms in total.

Russ Hiebert chose not to run again in the 2015 General Election, telling the Peace Arch News that he "never intended to become a career politician" and returned to his private business pursuits in the Surrey, BC community where he lives.

Russ Hiebert was an opponent of the Liberal-proposed Carbon Tax of 2009, referring to it as "job-killing" and "irresponsible" during question period.

Russ Hiebert spoke in opposition to Bill C-428, a proposal to reduce the residency requirement for entitlement to Old Age Security from ten years to three years.

Russ Hiebert voted in favor of Motion 312, Stephen Woodworth's private member bill which called for an all-party committee of MPs to discuss when human life and legal personhood begins.

In December 2011, Russ Hiebert put forth a private members bill, C-377, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act.