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The Premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister for the Northwest Territories, Canada. They are the territory's head of government and de facto chief executive, although their powers are considerably smaller than that of a provincial premier. The term First Minister refers to the leader of a cabinet United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the term First Minister was once used interchangeably with Prime Minister, as in Winston Churchills famous line: I did not become Her Majestys First Minister so that I might oversee the...
Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 km...
Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ...
The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet. ...
Unlike other Premiers who are appointed by a Lieutenant Governor or Commissioner on account of their leadership of a majority bloc in the legislature, the Premier of the Northwest Territories is directly elected by the non-partisan legislature in accordance with the system of consensus government. A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...
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Consensus government is a system of government which does not elect members of political parties but rather rule based on consensus. ...
Before 1994, the term Government Leader was used instead, but the title was retroactively applied back to George Braden in 1980, they were informally called premier by members of the Legislative Assembly even though the title was not recognized in law, based on historical precedent. From 1897 - 1905 the title Premier was also used. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The current Premier of the Northwest Territories is Joe Handley. The Honourable Joseph (Joe) Handley, MLA, (August 9, 1943 - ) is the tenth premier of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ...
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Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ...
In Canada, a Premier is the head of government of a province. ...
This is a list of the premiers and Commissioners who held governing power in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ...
External links
- Office of the Premier (Government of the NWT)
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