Al Hawkins is a
Canadian politician, who was elected to the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the
2015 provincial election.
["Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election"]
CBC News, November 30, 2015. He represented the electoral district of
Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans as a member of the
Liberal Party until 2019.
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Following the Liberals forming government in the 2015 election, Hawkins served as Minister of Transportation and Works. In September 2017, he was shuffled to Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, and in November 2018, was moved to Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Hawkins served as mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor. He also served on the board of directors of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, ]Bull Arm
Bull Arm is a natural Arm (geography), arm of approximately 10 miles in length and average of 1 mile wide located at the Isthmus of Avalon on the Avalon Peninsula in the Canada, Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Newfoundland ...
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He was defeated in the 2019 provincial election.
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Living people
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
Mayors of places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
People from Grand Falls-Windsor
21st-century Canadian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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