Tom Sindlinger
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Tom Sindlinger is a politician in Alberta
, Canada
, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
.
Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 1979
for the Progressive Conservatives
. He disagreed with his party on matters relating to the Heritage Trust Fund and freedom of information. He was subsequently pressured to leave the P.C. legislature caucus. In 1981 he sat as an Independent Conservative, until he founded the Alberta Reform Movement
.
He led the newly formed Alberta Reform Movement into the 1982 Alberta election
. The party did not do well, as it was still at a very early stage of formation, without the resources to fight a snap election, and had to compete against a number of other right wing parties. Sindlinger ended up losing his seat in a second place result.
More recently Sindlinger has been promoting Senate Reform, he ran as an Independent Senator in Waiting candidate in both the 1989 and 2004 Senator in Waiting elections.
Aside from his political career, his private business is travelling around the world economic consulting for private companies and government projects. He was also inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame. He has a Bachelors and Masters Degree of Business and Economics.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
.
Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 1979
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
for the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
. He disagreed with his party on matters relating to the Heritage Trust Fund and freedom of information. He was subsequently pressured to leave the P.C. legislature caucus. In 1981 he sat as an Independent Conservative, until he founded the Alberta Reform Movement
Alberta Reform Movement
The Alberta Reform Movement was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada founded in 1981 by Tom Sindlinger. Sindlinger had been a Progressive Conservative Party member of the legislative assembly for Calgary-Buffalo. He left the Progressive Conservatives after disagreeing with the party on...
.
He led the newly formed Alberta Reform Movement into the 1982 Alberta election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. The party did not do well, as it was still at a very early stage of formation, without the resources to fight a snap election, and had to compete against a number of other right wing parties. Sindlinger ended up losing his seat in a second place result.
More recently Sindlinger has been promoting Senate Reform, he ran as an Independent Senator in Waiting candidate in both the 1989 and 2004 Senator in Waiting elections.
Aside from his political career, his private business is travelling around the world economic consulting for private companies and government projects. He was also inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame. He has a Bachelors and Masters Degree of Business and Economics.