Sindi Hawkins | |
|---|---|
 Sindi Hawkins in 2008 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Mission Okanagan West (1996-2001) | |
| In office May 28, 1996 – May 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Cliff Serwa |
| Succeeded by | Steve Thomson |
| Minister of Health Planning of British Columbia | |
| In office June 5, 2001 – January 26, 2004 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations of British Columbia | |
| In office January 26, 2004 – June 16, 2005 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Greg Halsey-Brandt |
| Succeeded by | John van Dongen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Satinder Kaur Ahluwalia September 15, 1958 New Delhi, India |
| Died | September 21, 2010 (aged 52) Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Spouse |
Ralph Hawkins (divorced) |
| Residence(s) | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
| Profession | Nurse |
Satinder Kaur "Sindi" Hawkins[1] (née Ahluwalia; September 15, 1958 – September 21, 2010[2]) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing Okanagan West from 1996 to 2001 and Kelowna-Mission from 2001 to 2009. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, she served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Minister of Health Planning from 2001 to 2004, and Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations from 2004 to 2005. She was the first Punjabi woman elected to a Canadian legislature, and the first Indo-Canadian woman provincial cabinet minister.[3]
- ^ "Women MLAs in British Columbia" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Obituary of Hawkins - Sindi Kaur". McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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