Alex Hawke was elected at the 2007 election as the Federal Member for Mitchell, an electorate centred on the Hills Shire in Northwest Sydney. In September 2015, Mr Hawke was appointed to the first Turnbull Ministry as the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer. Following the 2016 Federal Election, he was appointed Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Mr Hawke also served as the Assistant Minister for Home Affairs in the Second Turnbull Ministry from December 2017 to August 2018. He was appointed Special Minister of State in August 2018 under the Morrison government and took on the Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs portfolios from December 2020 to May 2022 when the Liberal Party was defeated at the federal election.
Mr Hawke holds a Masters of Government and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts from Sydney University. He also served as an Army Reserve Officer.
