Peter Hyndman

Peter Hyndman
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver South
In office
May 10, 1979 – May 5, 1983
Preceded byWilliam Gerald Strongman
Succeeded byRussell Fraser
Personal details
Born(1941-10-09)October 9, 1941
Edmonton, Alberta
DiedSeptember 6, 2006(2006-09-06) (aged 64)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Cause of deathCancer
Political partyLiberal
Social Credit (1975-1983)
Progressive Conservative (1970-1975)
OccupationLawyer

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]

  1. ^ Peter Hyndman Obituary
  2. ^ "Former Vancouver MLA found success as lawyer". National Post. September 11, 2006. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. ^ "Peter S. Hyndman Mentorship Award" (PDF). Canadian Bar Association. Retrieved 2012-02-04.