Jackson Lafferty

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Jackson Lafferty (born: October 9, 1969, Rae Lakes, Northwest Territories, Canada) is a territorial level politician in Canada.

[edit] Early life

Lafferty attended High School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He went on to goto post secondary education at Red Deer College and is currently enrolled at Athabasca University where he is completing a Management Degree. [1]

[edit] Political career

Lafferty ran for a seat in to the Northwest Territories Legislature in a by-election held in the electoral district of North Slave on July 15, 2005.[2] Lafferty won the by-election in a closely contested race over two other candidates. Lafferty defeated former North Slave MLA Henry Zoe in the 2007 [[Northwest Territories general election. He was elected to cabinet by his colleagues in the Legislative Assembly. Premier Floyd Roland appointed him minister of education, culture and employment, and minister of Justice.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jackson Lafferty MLA Profile. Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
  2. ^ 2005 North Slave by-election report. Elections Northwest Territories. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by
Henry Zoe		 MLA North Slave
2005		 Incumbent
MLA Monfwi
2006-2007
v • d • e
Current members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

Roland · Abernethy · Beaulieu · Bisaro · Bromley · Delorey · Groenewegen · Hawkins · Jacobson · Krutko · Lafferty · Lee · B. McLeod · M. McLeod · R. McLeod · Menicoche · Miltenberger · Ramsay · Yakeleya