- Laurie Hawn
Infobox CanadianMP | name=Laurie D. Hawn
term_start=2006
term_end=
predecessor=Anne McLellan
birth_date= birth date and age |1947|5|11
birth_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba
successor=
death_date=
death_place=
profession=military officer, businessman
party=Conservative
party colour=Conservative
residence=Edmonton
riding=Edmonton Centre
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spouse=Judy Hawn
religion=|Laurie D. Hawn, CD, MP (born
May 11 ,1947 inWinnipeg ,Manitoba ) is a retiredLieutenant Colonel of theCanadian Air Force (1964-1994) , business person, and federal politician fromEdmonton, Alberta . In the session of Parliament following the 39th general federal election ofJanuary 23 ,2006 , he is the Member of Parliament forEdmonton Centre and was sworn in onFebruary 6 ,2006 . On October 10, 2007 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary toPeter MacKay , Minister of National Defence.He ran as a Conservative candidate in riding of
Edmonton Centre in the 2004 federal election. He lost by 721 votes toAnne McLellan , the Liberal Deputy Prime Minister.In the 2006 federal election he ran again, defeating McLellan by a substantial margin of 7% for an urban swing riding. Mr. Hawn also sits as the Edmonton Caucus chair within the Conservative Caucus, promoting Edmonton issues and stakeholders to the current Conservative Government.
In October, 2007, Mr. Hawn was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, the Hon. Peter MacKay. Mr. Hawn took over the position from Russ Hiebert (MP from Surrey-White Rock), who was moved to the Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio. In the Canadian parliamentary system, Parliamentary Secretaries act as a liaison between the government and House of Commons. Parliamentary Secretaries will attend events and announcements in lieu of the minister, and are also responsible for representing the government at House of Commons committees.
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External links
* [http://www.lauriehawnmp.ca/ Official site]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6222fa27-d631-48b9-9cec-bd5d6c2de441&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament of Canada webpage]References
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NAME=Hawn, Laurie D.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=May 11 ,1947
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DATE OF DEATH=living
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