Peter Stewart Hyndman (October 9, 1941– September 6, 2006) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. Hyndman graduated from law at the

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and studied economics at

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. He was the MLA for

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from 1979 to 1983, and was

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from 1981 to 1982 in the cabinet of

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. He was forced out of office by an expense-account scandal in 1982. Hyndman died of cancer at the age of 64. The Vancouver Bar Association awards the Peter S. Hyndman Mentorship Award each year for a lawyer who has distinguished himself as a mentor to younger lawyers.

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