Betty Hinton

Infobox CanadianMP
honorific-prefix =
name = Betty Zane Hinton
honorific-suffix =
MP


riding = Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
parliament = Canadian
term_start = 2006
term_end =
predecessor = "riding renamed"
successor =
riding2 = Kamloops—Thompson
parliament2 = Canadian
term_start2 = 2004
term_end2 = 2006
predecessor2 = "new riding"
successor2 = "riding renamed"
riding3 = Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys
parliament3 = Canadian
term_start3 = 2000
term_end3 = 2004
predecessor3 = Nelson Riis
successor3 = "riding abolished"
birth_date = birth date and age|1950|02|22
birth_place = Trail, British Columbia
death_date =
death_place =
party = Conservative
otherparty = Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)
spouse = James Hinton
residence = Vernon, British Columbia
profession = business manager
footnotes =

Betty Zane Hinton (born February 22, 1950) is a Canadian politician, currently representing the constituency of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the federal parliament.

Born in Trail, British Columbia, Hinton has served as mayor of Logan Lake, British Columbia, and as an alderman and school trustee in Kamloops, British Columbia.

In the Canadian federal election, 2000 she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Canadian Alliance candidate in the riding of Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys. She was re-elected as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Kamloops—Thompson in the Canadian federal election, 2004. A businesswoman, she has served as the Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, as well as the Opposition Critic of Multiculturalism, the Status of Women, Public Health, and as Critic of Veterans Affairs. She was also the Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.

Re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 2006, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs in the 39th Parliament. Hinton assisted the introduction of the Veterans' Bill of Rights. [Catherine Litt, "Hinton happy to keep war veterans job," "Kamloops Daily News", January 5, 2007, pg. A.1.Fro.] Hinton will not be running in the next election. [ [http://www.bettyhinton.ca/index.asp?id=446 MP Betty Hinton Will Not Seek Re-election] , "bettyhinton.ca", October 10, 2007]

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* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6e0ca4d7-92bf-4ec0-90f3-ee03b6a0eb1b&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament of Canada Webpage]