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Hugh Daniel McFadyen (born 31 May 1967) is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and Leader of the Opposition in the Manitoba legislature. Following his party's loss in the 2011 election he announced that he would resign as leader as soon as a new leader is appointed.〔(McFadyen stepping down as PC leader ), ''Canadian Broadcasting Corporation'', 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.〕〔(McFadyen stepping down - Winnipeg Free Press )〕 McFadyen officially resigned on July 30, 2012.〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-pc-leader-hugh-mcfadyen-leaving-politics-1.1168415〕 ==Early life and career== McFadyen was born in Selkirk, Manitoba. His aunt Linda McIntosh was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon, and his great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather were also members of the Manitoba legislature.〔Mia Rabson, "Newest MLA continues tradition", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 7 January 2006, B2.〕 He has said that former Manitoba Premier Duff Roblin is his political hero.〔Alison Mayes, "He's a young old-timer", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 20 May 2007, B2.〕 McFadyen was a successful curler in his youth, and skipped his team to a Canadian Junior Championship in 1986.〔"Roundup: Curling", ''Globe and Mail'', 24 February 1986, C7.〕 This win qualified them for the 1987 World Junior Curling Championships where they won a silver medal, losing to Scotland's Douglas Dryburgh.〔See "Canada, Scotland clinch playoff spots", ''Toronto Star'', 20 March 1987, F6.〕 McFadyen's third, Jon Mead, would go on to play for Jeff Stoughton, while his second, Norman Gould, went on to curling success in Japan followed by coaching the 1996 Jeff Stoughton World Championship Curling Team. McFadyen holds Bachelor of Arts (1990) and Bachelor of Laws (1993) degrees from the University of Manitoba.〔Mary Agnes Welch, "Campaign boss to join Katz team?", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 16 July 2004, A1; "Your provincial party leaders", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 22 April 2007, A4. His B.A. degree was in politics and economics.〕 He was a researcher for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in the mid-1990s, and was appointed principal secretary to Premier Gary Filmon following Taras Sokolyk's resignation in September 1998 following the Aboriginal vote splitting scandal.〔"Introduction to Safeway Select field", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 4 February 1996, p. 6; "Lawyer named Filmon aide", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 18 September 1998, A10.〕 McFadyen represented Filmon as an observer to the federal United Alternative convention, and was deputy campaign manager for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1999 provincial election.〔Paul Samyn, "Ontario sends most delegates to unite the right", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 19 February 1999, A3; Linda Rosborough, "A tale of two ridings", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 23 September 1999, B5.〕 The Progressive Conservatives lost the 1999 election, and McFadyen's position in the Office of the Premier ended with the Filmon government's resignation shortly thereafter. He subsequently practiced law for two years in London, UK with Clifford Chance LLP, did post-graduate work at University College London, and worked for a consulting firm in Toronto. He returned to Manitoba in 2003, and joined the firm Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson.〔Mia Rabson, "McFadyen makes it official", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 24 February 2006, A11; (Hugh McFadyen biography ), Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson biography, originally retrieved 25 June 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2007.〕 In early 2004, he became the Manitoba chair of Belinda Stronach's bid to lead the newly formed Conservative Party of Canada.〔"Belinda Stronach names campaign chairs for each province" (release ), ''Canada NewsWire'', 13 February 2004, 12:38. Stronach finished second against Stephen Harper.〕 McFadyen managed Sam Katz's successful campaign to become Mayor of Winnipeg in mid-2004, in a municipal by-election that followed the resignation of Glen Murray.〔Jason Bell, "It takes cash to win battle for mayor's job", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 7 June 2004, B3.〕 Katz later appointed McFadyen as his senior political advisor.〔Mary Agnes Welch, "Katz pitching newer deal", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 4 November 2004, B1; "Mayor names new policy adviser", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 10 November 2005, B3. McFadyen's salary was $160,000; his successor was paid a reduced salary of $97,500.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hugh McFadyen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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