James Francis Dinning[1] OC ECA (born December 4, 1952) is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman.
Dinning raised over $2 million for his leadership bid but was ultimately defeated by Ed Stelmach when party members voted for Klein's replacement on December 2, 2006.
After graduating at Western Canada High School in 1970,[2] Dinning went on to obtain his Bachelor of Commerce honours degree from Queen's University in 1974.
Dinning ultimately lost the party election to Ed Stelmach as a result of a second ballot vote on December 2, 2006.
In 2011, he joined former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein when together they were honoured by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation with their TaxFighter Award.