Jim Hawkes

Jim Hawkes
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary West
In office 1979–1993
Preceded by	Riding created in 1976
Succeeded by	Stephen Harper
Personal details
Born	Frederick James Hawkes (1934-06-21)June 21, 1934 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died	May 9, 2019(2019-05-09) (aged 84) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Joanne Christian Herriot ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 2013)​
Children	3, including Terri Hawkes

Frederick James Hawkes (June 21, 1934 – May 9, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was Member of Parliament for Calgary West from 1979 until 1993.

Early life and education[]

Hawkes was born in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at Sir George Williams College (now Concordia University), obtaining a B.A. degree in 1957.

Hawkes returned to academia after several years to study psychology, earning an M.Sc. degree in this field from the University of Calgary in 1968, and a Ph.D. degree in experimental psychology from Colorado State University in 1970.

In 1971, Hawkes became an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Welfare at the University of Calgary, then in 1975 he received tenure.

Political career[]

In 1976–1977, Hawkes served as a program director for Joe Clark, then leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition.

In 1979, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding of Calgary West, and was elected to the House of Commons. He was re-elected in 1980, 1984, and 1988.

From 1985 to 1986, Hawkes' chief aide was future prime minister Stephen Harper. Harper's term as aide was short, and he later described this time in Ottawa as deeply disillusioning.^{[citation needed]}

Hawkes was re-elected in the 1988 election in which his chief opponent was his former protégé Harper, now running for the newly founded Reform Party of Canada.

From 1988 to 1993, Hawkes also served as the Chief Government Whip inside the House of Commons.

In the 1993 federal election, Hawkes lost to Harper, becoming one of many PC MPs who were defeated at the polls.

Personal life and death[]

In 1957, Hawkes married Joanne Christine Herriot (1937–2013).^[1] The Hawkes had two living children: Teresa Anne "Terri" (born 1958) and Robert James (born 1961). Robert Hawkes reached Master level in chess by his late teens. They had another daughter Colleen Rose, who died four days after birth.

Hawkes, who had dementia in his final years, died in Calgary on May 9, 2019, at the age of 84.^[2][3]

References[]

Other sources[]

• Kenneth Whyte, "The right-wingers duke it out in the Calgary West corral", Globe and Mail, 2 October 1993, D2.

External links[]

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• Jim Hawkes – Parliament of Canada biography