Robert Hawkins (Northwest Territories politician)

Robert Hawkins is an engineering technologist and a former municipal and territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.

Early life
Born in Fredericton New Brunswick, Hawkins moved to Fort Simpson Northwest Territories in 1977 as a child. He then moved to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in 1987 to finish high school at Sir John Franklin High School where he lived at an Indian Residential School, Akaitcho Hall. He attended his post secondary education at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta. Hawkins began his political career when he was elected as a city councillor for Yellowknife City Council (2000-2003). In 2003 he sought election to the territorial legislature, and was elected as the Member for Yellowknife Centre from 2003-2015.

Political career
Hawkins was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature winning the Yellowknife Centre electoral district in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated 6 other candidates to take the sought after seat. In 2007, Hawkins pursued re-election and won again with almost 50% of the popular vote, and approximately 20% more than his closest competitor. 2007 Northwest Territories general election. In 2019, Hawkins finished second of six candidates.

On November 14, 2023, Hawkins was once again elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature, the 20th Assembly, making this his 4th term as an MLA.