Grant Hill

Grant Hill (born September 20, 1943) is a Canadian retired physician, surgeon, and politician who served as the interim leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons from January to March 2004. A member of the Reform Party, the Canadian Alliance, and later the Conservative Party of Canada, he represented the Alberta riding of Macleod as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 2004. Though he briefly led the opposition in the House of Commons, the official interim leader of the party was Senator John Lynch-Staunton.

Political career

Municipal politics (1974–1977) Grant first entered politics at the municipal level, serving as a town councillor in Okotoks from 1974 to 1977.

Reform party (1993–2000) Grant was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 federal election as a member of the Reform Party, representing Macleod. He was re-elected in 1997. placing fourth.

In 2004, he became the interim leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons after Stephen Harper was elected party leader, though the official interim leader of the party was Senator John Lynch-Staunton. In 1975, he helped start the Okotoks Collector Car Auction, which is now considered the longest-running car auction in Canada.

Honours On February 19, 2004, Grant was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, granting him the honorific title The Honourable and the post-nominal letters PC for life.