Jim Hewitt

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Jim Hewitt

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1933|1|28}}

| birth_place =Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| residence = Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

| constituency_AM1 = Boundary-Similkameen

| assembly1 = British Columbia Legislative

| term_start1 = December 11, 1975

| term_end1 = December 10, 1987

| predecessor1 = Frank Richter, Jr.

| successor1 = Bill Barlee

| alongside1 = Ivan Messmer (1986-1987)

| party = Social Credit

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James J. Hewitt (born January 28, 1933) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Boundary-Similkameen in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1975 to 1987 as a member of the Social Credit Party.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LegUAAAAYAAJ&q=%22HEWITT,+James+J.+%E2%80%94+Minister+of+Agriculture,+Province+of+British+Columbia,+Parliament+Buildings,+Victoria,+British+Columbia.+Born+Toronto+******%22|title = Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time|year = 1977 | last1=Parker | first1=Charles Whately | last2=Greene | first2=Barnet M. }} He held several roles in the Executive Council of British Columbia during his terms as an MLA, including Minister of Agriculture and Food (1976–1978; 1979–1982), Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (1978–1979), Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1982–1986), Minister of Education (1986), and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (1986).

Although retired from elected politics, Hewitt actively campaigned against the province's 2009 electoral reform referendum.[http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/pentictonwesternnews/news/43394512.html "A political shock to the system"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513033051/http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/pentictonwesternnews/news/43394512.html |date=2009-05-13 }}. Penticton Western News, April 21, 2009.