Jack Hawkins (politician)

Walter John "Jack" Hawkins (born May 5, 1932) is a Canadian author and politician from Nova Scotia. He represented Hants East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978, from 1981 to 1984 and from 1988 to 1993 as a Liberal member.

The Honourable Jack Hawkins ECNS
Hawkins, c. 1973
MLA for Hants East
In office 1970–1978
Preceded by	Albert Ettinger
Succeeded by	G. Patrick Hunt
In office 1980–1984
Preceded by	G. Patrick Hunt
Succeeded by	Cora Etter
In office 1988–1993
Preceded by	Cora Etter
Succeeded by	Bob Carruthers
Personal details
Born	(1932-05-05) May 5, 1932 (age 93) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Residence	Enfield, Nova Scotia
Occupation	Professor, author

He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia^[1] and educated at Saint Mary's University and the University of New Brunswick. He served in the Canadian Army from 1955 to 1960, reaching the rank of lieutenant. Hawkins was an English professor at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and St. Mary's University. He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Agriculture from 1972 to 1978 and as Minister of the Environment from 1975 to 1976. Hawkins also served as chair of the Nova Scotia Treasury Board from 1975 to 1978 and Chair of the Liberal caucus from 1981 to 1983.

Published works

• Life and Times of Angus L. Macdonald (1969)
• Deer Hunting in Eastern Canada (1981) ISBN 0-88999-149-9
• Recollections of the Regan Years: a Political Memoir (1990) ISBN 0-88999-453-6
• Renfrew Gold: the Story of a Nova Scotia Ghost Town (1995) ISBN 0-88999-573-7
• Maitland, The Ships, The Men, and Their Wealth (1996)
• The Founding of Halifax (1999) ISBN 0-9685689-0-4