George Hawkins | |
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| 29th Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 13 November 2000 – 19 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Mark Burton |
| Succeeded by | Rick Barker |
| 33rd Minister of Police | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 19 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Clem Simich |
| Succeeded by | Annette King |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manurewa | |
| In office 27 October 1990 – 26 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Louisa Wall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Warren Hawkins 1946 (age 78–79) Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Schoolteacher |
George Warren Hawkins QSO (born 1946) is a New Zealand local government politician and former Labour Party Member of Parliament.
Hawkins held public office for 36 years. He was Mayor of Papakura from 1983 to 1992, the Member of Parliament for Manurewa from 1990 to 2011, and a member on the Manurewa and Papakura local boards from 2010 to 2019. Between 1999 and 2005, he served as Minister of Police, Minister of Civil Defence, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Minister of Ethnic Affairs in the Fifth Labour Government.