Hugh F. Hanrahan (16 January 1947 – 19 May 1999) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the Edmonton—Strathcona electoral district from 1993 to 1997. His career has been in education and writing.Hanrahan was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where he would study arts and education at St. Francis Xavier University, then moved to Ottawa to obtain a Masters degree in education at the University of Ottawa.