Randy Hawes

Randy Clifford Hawes (born 1947) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of BC, representing the provincial riding of Maple Ridge-Mission from 2001 to 2009, and Abbotsford-Mission from 2009 to 2013. As part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus, he served as Minister of State for Mining from 2009 to 2011 under Premier Gordon Campbell. He also served as mayor of Mission, British Columbia from 1993 to 2001, and from 2014 to 2018.

Biography Hawes was born in Edmonton, Alberta, He managed a number of bank locations around BC and Yukon, ending up in Mission in 1979. He left TD in 1986 to work in real estate and property development. serving as Chief Government Whip from 2005 to 2009. He was re-elected to represent the new riding of Abbotsford-Mission in 2009, He was not given a cabinet post when Christy Clark succeeded Campbell as premier in 2011.

Hawes had a number of health and social services roles during his time in the legislature, including serving as Chair of the Government Caucus Committee on Health, He instead ran for his previous position as mayor of Mission in the 2014 municipal election, defeating incumbent Ted Adlem. He served another 4-year term as mayor, before losing to Pam Alexis in the 2018 municipal election.

Personal life Hawes has been married to wife Alma since 1969; they have three children.

Hawes' community service began with coaching minor hockey and baseball, and came to include a number of local organizations, including the Mission Community Health Council and the Ferndale Penitentiary Citizens' Advisory Committee. In addition he is a member of the Mission Mid-Day Rotary Club.

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