Paul Okalik is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk to have been called to the Nunavut Bar. He was also the first premier of Nunavut.
Ethel Dorothy Blondin-Andrew is a Canadian politician,educator,and public servant. She became the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the Parliament of Canada in 1988 when she became a member of Parliament for the district of Western Arctic in the Northwest Territories. She is also the first Indigenous woman to be a Canadian Cabinet Minister.
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly,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 1908 Canadian federal election was held on Monday October 26,1908 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government. The Liberals lost four seats and a small share of the popular vote.
The 1902 North-West Territories general election,occurred on 21 May 1902 and was the fifth general election in the history of the North-West Territories,Canada. It was held to elect 35 Members of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories.
The North-West Territories Liberal Party was a short-lived branch of the Liberal Party of Canada in the North-West Territories.
Hunter A. Tootoo is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Nunavut from 2015 to 2019. Elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons,he was appointed Minister of Fisheries,Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard by Justin Trudeau on November 4,2015. Tootoo resigned from that position on May 31,2016,to take a leave from Parliament to seek treatment for alcohol addiction. He returned to Parliament by the end of July 2016 after the completion of his treatment program,but sat as an independent member for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament and did not run for re-election.
Representation by women has been a significant issue in Canadian politics since 1900.
Lena Pedersen or Lena Pederson is a politician and social worker from Nunavut,Canada. In 1959,she moved from Greenland to the Northwest Territories and lived in Coppermine (Kugluktuk),Pangnirtung and Rae (Behchoko) before moving to Cape Dorset where she participated in the artwork sales of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative.
James L. Antoine is a former politician from the Northwest Territories,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1991 to 2003. During his time in office he led the Northwest Territories government as the eighth premier of the Northwest Territories from 1998 to 2000. He has also served as Chief of the Liidlii Kue First Nation on four occasions from the 1970s to present.
The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1,2007. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.
Floyd K. Roland is a politician from Northwest Territories,Canada. He was the 11th premier of the Northwest Territories,having held office from October 17,2007 to October 26,2011.
Michael McLeod is a Canadian politician,currently serving as a member of Parliament representing the Northwest Territories. He was first elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election,unseating Dennis Bevington,who was the incumbent 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.
John Pollard is a businessman and former politician from Hay River,Northwest Territories,Canada. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 until 1995,serving as Minister of Finance.
The 2011 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 3,2011. Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.
The 17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was established by the results of the 2011 Northwest Territories general election on October 3,2011. It was the 25th sitting of the Assembly in the territory's history. The Assembly was dissolved in 2015.
Julie Green is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election. She represented the electoral district of Yellowknife Centre. Green was re-elected in 2019. She was acclaimed to the Executive Council in August 2020 and was subsequently appointed Minister of Health and Social Services,Minister Responsible for Seniors and Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities.
The 2019 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1,2019. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
