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Alex Hawke

The Honourable
Alex Hawke
MP
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Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
Assumed office
19 July 2016
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by James McGrath
Assistant Minister to the Treasurer
In office
21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by Kelly O'Dwyer
Succeeded by Michael Sukkar
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Mitchell
Assumed office
24 November 2007
Preceded by Alan Cadman
Majority 22.08 points (2013)
Personal details
Born (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977 (age 39)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s) Amelia McManus
Children 1
Alma mater University of Sydney
Religion Assemblies of God in Australia (Hillsong Church)
Website alexhawke.com.au

Alexander George Hawke MP (born 9 July 1977), an Australian politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Mitchell, in north-western metropolitan Sydney, for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2007. Hawke is a former national and state president of the Young Liberals. In September 2015, Hawke was promoted to Assistant Minister to the Treasurer in the First Turnbull Ministry. He was appointed Assistant Minister to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection following the re-election of the Turnbull Government and was sworn in on 19 July 2016.

Hawke's maternal grandparents migrated from Greece in 1953 as part of the post World War II migration to Australia from Europe. He attended Hills Grammar School then Cumberland High School. Hawke then studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Government and Public Affairs. At university he joined the Australian Army Reserve and served for six years, commissioning into the Royal Australian Armoured Corps and serving as a Lieutenant with the 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers.

On 3 September 2005, The Sydney Morning Herald journalist Mike Carlton described Hawke as an Anglican. However, in a correction published a week later, Carlton reported that Hawke was not an Anglican and that Hawke attends Hillsong Church.


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