Jim Dinning

The Honourable
Jim Dinning
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Lougheed
In office
June 15, 1993 – March 11, 1997
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byMarlene Graham
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Shaw
In office
May 8, 1986 – June 15, 1993
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byJon Havelock
Chancellor of the University of Calgary
In office
2010–2014
Preceded byJoanne Cuthbertson
Succeeded byRobert Thirsk
Personal details
Born
James Francis Dinning

(1952-12-04) December 4, 1952 (age 71)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative

James Francis Dinning[1] OC ECA (born December 4, 1952) is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1986–1997), and now is on the board of directors of several Canadian companies. Dinning ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives to replace Ralph Klein as Premier of Alberta. Dinning raised over $2 million for his leadership bid but was ultimately defeated by Ed Stelmach when party members voted for Klein's replacement on December 2, 2006. In June 2010, he was selected as the 12th Chancellor of the University of Calgary. Dinning is an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission.

  1. ^ "Dinning's country boy act not convincing". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2010.