Commissioners of Northwest Territories
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Arms of Her Majesty in Right of Northwest Territories |
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The Commissioner of the Northwest Territories is the Canadian federal government’s representative in Northwest Territories (NWT) and the territory's Chief Executive Officer. Similar to a Lieutenant-Governor, the Commissioner swears in the Members of the Legislative Assembly, swears in members of the Executive Council, provides assent for bills, opens sessions of the Legislative Assembly, and signs other government documents such as Order-in-Council.
Since 1980 the territories have had self-government with the legislature choosing a Government Leader or Premier.
[edit] Commissioners of the NWT
| From | To | Name |
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| 24 August 1905 | 27 June 1919 | Frederick D. White |
| 27 June 1919 | 17 February 1931 | William Wallace Cory |
| 31 March 1931 | 30 April 1934 | Hugh H. Rowatt |
| 1 May 1934 | 2 December 1936 | (vacant) |
| 3 December 1936 | 3 December 1946 | Charles Camsell |
| 14 January 1947 | 24 September 1950 | Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside |
| 14 November 1950 | 15 November 1953 | Hugh Andrew Young |
| 15 November 1953 | 12 July 1963 | Robert Gordon Robertson |
| 12 July 1963 | 16 January 1967 | Bent Gestur Sivertz |
| 2 March 1967 | 6 April 1979 | Stuart Milton Hodgson |
| 15 April 1979 | 31 July 1989 | John Havelock Parker |
| 2 October 1989 | 30 September 1994 | Daniel L. Norris |
| 16 January 1995 | 26 March 1999 | Helen Maksagak |
| 26 March 1999 | 31 March 2000 | Daniel Joseph Marion |
| 31 March 2000 | 7 April 2005 | Glenna Hansen |
| 29 April 2005 | present | Tony Whitford |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Office of the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (NWT)
- Official Handbook for Commissioners of the Territories (Canada)
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