Alex Hawke
House of Representatives · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal Centre Right
Biography
Alexander George Hawke (born 9 July 1977) is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs from 2020 to 2022 in the Morrison government. Hawke has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitchell since 2007, representing the Liberal Party. Hawke previously served as Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Assistant Minister for Defence from May 2019 to December 2020, and Special Minister of State from 2018 to 2019 in the Second and First Morrison Ministries respectively. Prior to these, he served as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs in the Second Turnbull Ministry from December 2017 to August…
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- Date of birth
- 1977-07-09
- Place of birth
- Wollongong, Australia
- APH identifier
- HWO
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Ben Small · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Zoe McKenzie · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Kerrynne Liddle · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Maria Kovacic · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Dave Sharma · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Tim Wilson · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Andrew McLachlan · Shared faction: Liberal Centre RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- James Paterson · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 28 May 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Industry and Innovation
- 28 May 2025–17 February 2026Manager of Opposition Business — in the — House
- 8 October 2021–23 May 2022Cabinet Minister
- 22 December 2020–23 May 2022Minister — for — Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
- 29 May 2019–22 December 2020Minister — for — International Development and the Pacific
- 29 May 2019–22 December 2020Assistant Defence Minister
- 28 August 2018–29 May 2019Special Minister of State
- 20 December 2017–28 August 2018Assistant Minister — for — Home Affairs
Committee service
- 1 August 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Corporations and Financial Services — Deputy Chair
- 7 September 2015–12 October 2015Joint Standing — Electoral Matters — Chair
- 4 December 2013–14 July 2014Joint Standing — Electoral Matters
- 4 December 2013–14 September 2015House of Representatives Standing — Environment — Chair
- 4 December 2013–9 September 2015House of Representatives Standing — Education and Employment
- 2 December 2013–12 October 2015Joint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Qualifications
- Date not recordedMPubAffairs&Gov
- Date not recordedBA(Gov&Phil)
Occupations
- 1 January 2007–1 January 2007Adviser to R Williams, MLA, 2007.
- 1 January 2003–1 January 2007Adviser to the Hon. D Clarke, MLC from 2003 to 2007.
- 1 January 2001–1 January 2003Adviser to the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. H Coonan from 2001 to 2003.
- 1 January 1998–1 January 1998Retail manager, 1998.