▁res ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Han cock ▁was ▁born ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁in ▁Fort ▁Resol ution , ▁North west ▁Territ ories , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Haz el ton , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁went ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Fort ▁Verm il ion , ▁Al berta ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Ed mont on ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁U of A ▁for ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁Political ▁Science , ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ph i ▁G amma ▁D elta ▁frat ern ity ▁at ▁U of A ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁law ▁degree . ▁ ▁Han cock ▁was ▁polit ically ▁involved ▁from ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Association ▁of ▁Al berta ' s ▁youth ▁wing ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁party ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 2 . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁instit uted ▁a ▁one - member - one - vote ▁system ▁for ▁leadership ▁convent ions , ▁introduced ▁a ▁Stat ement ▁of ▁Princi ples ▁and ▁a ▁grass ro ots ▁policy ▁development ▁process . ▁ ▁Before ▁being ▁elected , ▁Han cock ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁with ▁Math es on ▁and ▁Company , ▁Bar r ister s