Russ Hiebert
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale |
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In office June 28, 2004 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
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February 8, 1969 Steinbach, Manitoba |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Andrea Hiebert |
| Residence | Cloverdale, British Columbia |
| Profession | Lawyer, businessman, politician |
| Religion | Christian and Missionary Alliance [3] |
Russel "Russ" Hiebert (born February 8, 1969) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and businessman. He was the Canadian Member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale from 2004 to 2015. He was born in Steinbach, Manitoba. He has a BA from Biola University, and an MBA and LL.B from the University of British Columbia. Hiebert was a practicing lawyer and small businessman prior to entering Parliament. He is married with four children.
In 2004 Hiebert won the Conservative Party of Canada nomination against veteran MP Val Meredith by 80 ballots in a vote by about 850 riding members.
On June 28, 2004, Hiebert was elected to the House of Commons in the 2004 federal election. He ran against Liberal candidate Judy Higginbotham, a veteran Surrey City Councillor, winning by more than 3400 votes. During his first term as MP, Hiebert served on the Ethics and Privacy Committee, founded and co-chaired the all-party Border Caucus, and co-chaired the Conservative Party Task Force on Safe Streets and Healthy Communities.
In the 2006 election, he was re-elected by an increased plurality when he received 47% of the vote; his nearest competitor, Liberal candidate Jim McMurtry, received 31%.
On February 8, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Hiebert parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Defence, Gordon O'Connor. Hiebert generated positive headlines in January 2007 when he delivered wheelchairs to a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. While parliamentaary secretary he served on the Defence Committee. In June 2006 he was elected by his colleagues from all parties to the chairmanship of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. He also continued to serve as Conservative Co-Chairman of the all-party Parliamentary Border Caucus.
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