- Russ Hiebert
Infobox CanadianMP | name=Russ Hiebert
term_start=2004
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predecessor=Val Meredith
birth_date= birth date and age |1969|2|8
birth_place=Steinbach, Manitoba
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profession= lawyer
party=Conservative
party colour=Conservative
residence=White Rock, British Columbia
riding=South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
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spouse= Andrea Hiebert
religion=|Russell "Russ" Hiebert (born
February 8 1969 ) is theCanadian Member of Parliament forSouth Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale . He was born in Steinbach,Manitoba , has an MBA and a law degree from theUniversity of British Columbia and was a practicing lawyer and small businessman.In 2004 he won the nomination to represent the newly-merged Conservative Party. This event was especially controversial in the riding, as Russ Hiebert knocked off long-time Alliance Member of Parliament for South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale
Val Meredith , reportedly by using a small number of politically-active Christians who were incensed by Val Meredith's pro-choice stance on the abortion issue. [http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/print-friendly/release-jun-11-04.shtml] [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040301.umere0301/BNStory/National/]During his first term as MP, Hiebert served on the Ethics and Privacy Committee, formed and co-chaired the all-party Border Caucus, and co-chaired the Conservative Party Task Force on Safe Streets and Healthy Communities. Hiebert was noted for defending the actions of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as a member of the Ethics and Privacy Committee in what was known as the
Airbus Affair [http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=144223] .Hiebert is a strong supporter of "traditional values", evidenced by his public opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. On Jan 29, 2005 over 300 people attended a rally in front of his constituency office in support of the traditional definition of marriage. [http://www.bcptl.org/marriage.htm]
On January 23, 2004, Hiebert was elected to the House of Commons. In 2006, he was re-elected by an increased plurality when he received 47% of the vote; his nearest competitor, Liberal candidate Jim McMurty, received 31%. In 2004 he ran against veteren
Surrey City Councilor Judy Higginbotham, winning by under 3500 votes.On February 8, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Hiebert Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, then the Hon. Gordon O'Connor. Hiebert generated positive headlines in January 2007 when he delivered wheelchairs to a hospital in Khandahar, Afghanistan. In June 2006 he was elected by his colleagues from all parties to the Chairmanship of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. He also continues to serve as Conservative Co-Chairman of the all-party Parliamentary Border Caucus.
On October 10, 2007 Hiebert was appointed as the first Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification, the Hon. Rona Ambrose. Mr. Hiebert is also the leading Government member of the Standing Committee on Ethics, Privacy and Access to Information which held hearings on the high profile Mulroney-Schreiber affair in the Fall of 2007 and Spring of 2008.
He will be seeking reelection in the coming election.
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=18592&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.russhiebert.ca/ The website of Russ Hiebert]References
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