Laurie Daniel Hawn PC CD (born May 11, 1947, in

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) is a retired

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of the

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, businessman, and former

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politician from

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, Alberta. He was the Member of Parliament for

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from 2006 until 2015. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence from October 10, 2007, until May 24, 2011. Hawn announced in March 2014 that he was not running for re-election.

Early life and career

Hawn joined the

in 1964 and received his pilot wings at Gimli, Manitoba in January 1967. He flew the Canadair T-33 Silver Star as an instructor pilot and as a tactical fighter pilot and instructor on the

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and was among the first Canadian military pilots to fly the

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fighters. In thirty years in the Air Force, Hawn rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and he then served an additional five years as honorary colonel of 417 Combat Support Squadron. Hawn commanded a Hornet equipped tactical fighter squadron at

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. When he retired in 1994 Hawn entered the financial services business where he opened and managed branch offices. Hawn is a founding member of the Investment Advisors Association of Canada. Hawn is married; they have two children, and two grandchildren.

Member of Parliament

In January 2004 Hawn stood for election as a Member of Parliament in the constituency of

. His opponent in the 2004 election was the sitting Member of Parliament and

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, Anne McLellan, but Hawn failed to get elected by a few hundred votes. He continued to campaign and maintain an interest in politics in the 2006 election he stood again against McLellan. On January 23, 2006, he was elected as the representative of Edmonton Centre. Hawn was appointed to the standing committee on National Defence, as well as the committee on Public Safety and National Security. In October 2007 Hawn was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence,

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. In the Canadian parliamentary system, Parliamentary Secretaries act as a liaison between the government and House of Commons. Laurie Hawn was a Canadian representative and a co-chair of the Permanent Canada-United States Joint Board of Defence as of 2012. Also, Hawn sat on the Treasury Board sub-committee on the Strategic and Operating Review. Hawn has also won subsequent elections for

in 2008 and 2011. Hawn chose not to run for re-election in the 2015 Federal Election. In January 2016, Laurie Hawn was appointed to the Edmonton Police Commission.

Honours

On October 1, 2010, Hawn was appointed to the

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in recognition of "many years of dedication and hard work in the House of Commons, including on Canada’s engagement in Afghanistan". For his military service he received the

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with 2 Bars.

Electoral record

References

External links

Official site
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HowdTheyVote - Laurie Hawn's voting record
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