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The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories. Permanently located in Yellowknife since 1993, the assembly was founded in 1870 and became active in 1872 with the first appointments from the Government of Canada.
The history of Northwest Territories capital cities begins with the purchase of the Territories by Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869, and includes a varied and often difficult evolution. Northwest Territories is unique amongst the other provinces and territories of Canada in that it has had seven capital cities in its history. The territory has changed the seat of government for numerous reasons, including civil conflict, development of infrastructure, and a history of significant revisions to its territorial boundaries.
J. Michael Miltenberger is a former carpenter and a former territorial level politician from northern Canada.
David Krutko is a retired territorial level politician in Northern Canada and a former speaker of the Northwest Territories legislature.
Paul Alfred Delorey is a Canadian professional curler, a retired territorial level politician and former speaker of the Northwest Territories (NWT) Legislature.
Jane Mary "Ostler" Groenewegen is a territorial level politician from northern Canada and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Gooteleah "Goo" "Mosa" Arlooktoo was a Canadian politician and former cabinet minister from Northwest Territories, Canada. He briefly served as acting premier of the territory.
Michael McLeod is the current Member of Canadian Parliament representing the Northwest Territories. He was first elected in 2015 Canadian federal election unseating Dennis Bevington, who was the former New Democratic Party MP for the riding. McLeod was a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, as well as the former mayor of Fort Providence.
Robert C. McLeod is carpenter and private contractor as well as a current territorial level politician and current member of the Northwest Territories Legislature.
Samuel Gargan is a former long serving politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Vince Steen was a politician. He served as a municipal councilor of Tuktoyaktuk and later became mayor. Afterwards he was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Prior to politics he was also civil servant, heavy equipment operator and a licensed watercraft operator.
Kevin J. O'Brien is a Canadian politician. Born in Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, O'Brien is a union negotiator, former civil servant and a former municipal and territorial level politician who has served as a Member of both the Northwest Territories Legislature and the Nunavut Legislature. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2000–2004.
Fred Koe is a former territorial level politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest territories from 1991 to 1995. He was born in Aklavik.
Kelvin Ng is a former territorial and municipal level politician in Canada who was elected in both the Nunavut Legislature and Northwest Territories Legislature.
Titus Allooloo is a business man and former territorial level politician from Nunavut, Canada. He served as a member and cabinet Minister of the Northwest Territories Legislature through two terms from 1987 until 1995.
Joe Arlooktoo is a northern Canadian artist, adept at soapstone and ivory carving, and a municipal and territorial-level politician who was a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1991. He is a current councilor of Kimmirut, Nunavut.
Gordon Wray was a former territorial level politician from Northern Canada. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1983 until 1991.
John T'Seleie is a territorial level politician. He served as a member of Canada's Northwest Territories Legislature from 1983 until 1987.
Robert R. McLeod is a Canadian politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the 12th premier of the Northwest Territories, having held that position since October 26, 2011.
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| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Zoe | MLA North Slave 1995-1999 | Succeeded by Leon Lafferty |
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