Sindi Hawkins
Sindi Hawkins | |
|---|---|
Cliff Serwa | |
| Succeeded by | Steve Thomson |
| Minister of Health Planning of British Columbia | |
| In office June 5, 2001 – January 26, 2004 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| 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 | September 15, 1958 BC Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Occupation | nurse |
Satinder Kaur "Sindi" Hawkins (née Ahluwalia) (September 15, 1958 – September 21, 2010)
Career
Before being elected to provincial office, Hawkins was a registered nurse in general duty, intensive care, management, education and consulting. She attended the School of Nursing of Foothills Hospital and the University of Calgary, graduating with a BN in 1988[2] She held a post-graduate certificate in neuroscience nursing from the Montreal Neurological Hospital. She was recognized as one of the first nurses in Canada to be certified in neuroscience nursing by the Canadian Nurses Association. Hawkins then earned a law degree from the University of Calgary in 1994[3]and set up her own company as a lawyer with an interest in medical-legal issues. [citation needed]
Hawkins was first elected in
Personal life
In 2004, Hawkins was diagnosed with
She died from leukemia on September 21, 2010, a week after her 52nd birthday.[6]
In her honour, the cancer centre in Kelowna, BC was renamed the BC Cancer Agency Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior.[7]
References
- ^ "Women MLAs in British Columbia" Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- ^ University of Calgary (1988). "University of Calgary Convocation, Part III, June 10th, 1988". p. 21. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ University of Calgary (1994). "University of Calgary Convocation, May 1994". p. 20. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mother grateful for bone marrow gift" Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. Vancouver Sun, May 11, 2006.
- ^ "Sindi Hawkins retires" Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Vancouver Sun, November 18, 2008.
- ^ "Former Liberal MLA Sindi Hawkins loses cancer battle". Vancouver Sun. September 21, 2010. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Kelowna Cancer Centre Gets new Name". French Tribune. October 15, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
