Premier of the Northwest Territories
Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
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Premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest | |
Incumbent R. J. Simpson since December 8, 2023 | |
Office of the Premier | |
Style |
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Status | Commissioner of the Northwest Territories with the confidence of the Northwest Territories Legislature |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the legislative assembly |
Formation | October 7, 1897 |
First holder | Frederick Haultain |
Deputy | Deputy premier of the Northwest Territories |
Salary | $103,851 plus $78,896 (indemnity) and allowances[1] |
Website | Office of the Premier |
The premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. The premier is the territory's head of government, although the powers of the office are considerably less than those of a provincial premier.
Unlike provincial premiers, who are appointed by a
Before 1994, the term "government leader" was officially used instead of "premier," but the title of premier was later retroactively applied to government leaders starting with
North West Territories
from 1897 to 1905 .
The current premier of the Northwest Territories is
R. J. Simpson
, since December 8, 2023.
See also
References
- ^ Remuneration for Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly
- ^ Roles and Relationships Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Consensus Government Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine