Frederick James "Jim" Hawkes, (born June 21, 1934), is a former Canadian politician.
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Hawkes was born in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at Sir George Williams College (now Concordia University), earning a B.A. in 1957.
Also in 1957, Hawkes married Joanne Christine Herriot (born 1937 in Calgary). The Hawkes have 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 returned to academia after several years to study psychology, earning an M.Sc in this field from the University of Calgary in 1968, and a Ph.D 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.
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.
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.
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| Preceded by Carl Nickle |
Member of Parliament Calgary West 1979-1993 |
Succeeded by Stephen Harper |