Commissioners 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.
Commissioners of the NWT
| From | To | Name |
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| 24 Aug 1905 | 27 Jun 1919 | Frederick D. White |
| 27 Jun 1919 | 17 Feb 1931 | William Wallace Cory |
| 31 Mar 1931 | 30 Apr 1934 | Hugh H. Rowatt |
| 1 May 1934 | 2 Dec 1936 | (vacant) |
| 3 Dec 1936 | 3 Dec 1946 | Charles Camsell |
| 14 Jan 1947 | 24 Sep 1950 | Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside |
| 14 Nov 1950 | 15 Nov 1953 | Hugh Andrew Young |
| 15 Nov 1953 | 12 Jul 1963 | Robert Gordon Robertson |
| 12 Jul 1963 | 16 Jan 1967 | Bent Gestur Sivertz |
| 2 Mar 1967 | 6 Apr 1979 | Stuart Milton Hodgson |
| 15 Apr 1979 | 31 Jul 1989 | John Havelock Parker |
| 2 Oct 1989 | 30 Sep 1994 | Daniel L. Norris |
| 16 Jan 1995 | 26 Mar 1999 | Helen Maksagak |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 31 Mar 2000 | Daniel Joseph Marion |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 7 Apr 2005 | Glenna Hansen |
| 29 Apr 2005 | present | Tony Whitford |
See also
External links
- Office of the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (NWT)
- Official Handbook for Commissioners of the Territories (Canada)
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| Commissioner: Tony Whitford • Former commissioners • Former lieutenant-governors | |
| Deputy Commissioner: Margaret Thom • Former Deputy Commissioners | |
| Premier: Floyd Roland • Former premiers | |
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| Legislature: Current assembly • Former legislatures • Current electoral divisions | |
| Consensus government (1870-1898) (1905-present) | |
| Former Political parties (1898 - 1905): Liberal-Conservative • Liberals • Socialist | |
| Elections: 2003 general election • Plebiscites • Electoral districts | |
| Other provinces and territories: BC • AB • SK • MB • ON • QC • NB • NS • PEI • NL • YT • NT • NU | |
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