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Louis Davies "Lou" Hyndman (July 1, 1935 – November 24, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was named the 15th Chancellor of the University of Alberta on June 10, 1994. From 1993 through 1996, he was Honorary Captain of the 4th Destroyer Squadron, Royal Canadian Navy. ==Political career== Hyndman was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He worked as a lawyer until 1967 when he ran for office and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. From 1967 through 1986, when he rejoined the law firm of Field Atkinson Perraton, Hyndman served as the Minister of Education, Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs, Government House Leader, and Provincial Treasurer. Hyndman first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 Alberta general election. He won a tight race in the electoral district of Edmonton West to pick it up for the Progressive Conservatives.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Edmonton West results 1967 )〕 He was one of six members of his party elected that year who form the official opposition. Due to redistribution in the 1971 general election, the electoral district of Edmonton West was abolished. Hyndman ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Edmonton-Glenora. He was re-elected to the legislature with a sizable majority.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Edmonton-Glenora results 1971 )〕 The Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Peter Lougheed formed government. Hyndman was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta shortly after the election as Minister of Education. Running for re-election as a cabinet minister in the 1975 general election, Hyndman slightly increased his popular vote. He won his district with a landslide as the opposition vote collapsed. Hyndman defeated future Member of the Legislative Assembly Alex McEachern and two other candidates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Edmonton-Glenora results 1975 )〕 Immediately following the election Hyndman was shuffled to become the Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs. He ran for his fourth term in office in the 1979 general election. Hyndman's popular vote waned slightly from the previous election. There was no significant strength in the opposition vote. He still won his district with a landslide majority.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Edmonton-Glenora results 1979 )〕 Lougheed appointed Hyndman as the new Provincial Treasurer following the election. Hyndman's fifth election would see him reclaim the votes he lost in 1979. He won his final term in office in the 1982 general election easily defeating three other candidates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Edmonton-Glenora results 1982 )〕 Hyndman held the Provincial Treasurer portfolio after Don Getty became Premier in 1985. Hyndman retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1986. 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「Lou Hyndman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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