Jim Dinning
The Honourable Jim Dinning | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Lougheed | |
| In office June 15, 1993 – March 11, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Marlene Graham |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Shaw | |
| In office May 8, 1986 – June 15, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Jon Havelock |
| Chancellor of the University of Calgary | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Joanne Cuthbertson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Thirsk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Francis Dinning December 4, 1952 Progressive 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
Political history
After graduating at Western Canada High School in 1970,[2] Dinning went on to obtain his Bachelor of Commerce honours degree from Queen's University in 1974. He also earned a Master's degree in Public Administration from Queen's in 1977.
Elected in the riding of Calgary-Shaw in 1986, Dinning held the riding until 1993. During this time he served in a variety of positions within the provincial government. He was the Minister of Community and Occupational Health from 1986 to 1988, the Minister of Education from 1988 to 1992, and he served as the Provincial Treasurer from 1992 to 1997.
In 2006, Dinning ran for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta party. Dinning ultimately lost the party election to Ed Stelmach as a result of a second ballot vote on December 2, 2006. During much of the campaign, he held at least a 20-point lead over his closest competitor and over a 40-point lead on Stelmach.
Today he is a corporate director, advisor and consultant to various companies, not-for-profits and governments.
Electoral record
1986
Calgary-Shaw
- Jim Dinning (PC) 6,694 61.5%
- Brendan Dunphy (Lib) 2,727 25.1%
- Len Curie (NDP) 1,166 10.7%
- Byron L. Chenger (Rep) 295 2.7%
1989
Calgary-Shaw
- Jim Dinning (PC) 7,412 52.9% (-8.6%)
- Bob Crump (Lib) 4,865 34.7% (+9.7%)
- Gordon M. Christie (NDP) 1,728 12.3% (+1.6%)
1993
Calgary-Lougheed (compared to Calgary-Shaw, which covered much of the same area in southwest Calgary)
- Jim Dinning (PC) 7,280 52.8% (-0.2%)
- Jack Driscoll (Lib) 5,803 42.1% (+7.3%)
- Catherine Rose (NDP) 502 3.6% (-8.7%)
- Peter Hope (CoR) 122 0.9% (-)
- Ida Bugmann (NLP) 88 0.6% (-)
Career history
After retiring from active politics in 1997, he was a senior vice-president and then executive vice-president of
Dinning is on the board of directors of four companies listed on the
Dinning was the chair of the
.The University of Calgary honoured Dinning in 2002 with an honorary doctorate. In 2011, he joined former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein when together they were honoured by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation with their Tax Fighter Award.
He was named a
References
- ^ "Dinning's country boy act not convincing". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Jim Dinning Biography". Archived from the original on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2005.
- The Chronicle-Herald, July 1, 2015.
External links
- University of Calgary Senate website [1]
- Executive profile (2003) - by Pacific Northwest Economic Region
- "Jim Dinning to Receive 2005 CNIB Vision Award" (April 21, 2005) - by Canadian National Institute for the Blind
