Bob Hawkesworth

Bob Hawkesworth is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Hawkesworth attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary before being elected in 1980 to Calgary City Council as alderman for Ward 3. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1986 general election to represent the riding of Calgary Mountain View for the Alberta New Democratic Party and was re-elected in the 1989 election before being defeated in the 1993 election by Mark Hlady. He returned to City Council and is the current alderman for Ward 4.

Hawkesworth received the 2000 Calgary United Way Spirits of Gold Award for co-chairing the Calgary Homeless Initiative and was named one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People by Alberta Venture Magazine.

References and external links

* [http://www.enmax.com/Corporation/About+Enmax/Direction+and+Leadership/Board+Members/default.htm Bob Hawkesworth's biography at the En/Max Board of Directors website]
* [http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/Municipal+Government/Office+of+the+Aldermen/Ward+Offices/Ward+4/Ward+4.htm Ward 4 Home Page]
* [http://hawkesworth.com/ Bob Hawkesworth's personal home page]