Ernie Bernhardt

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Ernest Bernhardt is a former territorial level politician.

Bernhardt was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. He ran for a second term in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election but was defeated by Kelvin Ng.

In November 2009, Bernhardt was acclaimed as mayor of Kugluktuk, saying that he wished to maintain a "unified municipal council." Bernhardt will be sworn in 7 December. [1]

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References

  1. "Mayor acclaimed in Kugluktuk". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by
New District
MLA Kitikmeot
1991-1995
Succeeded by