Premier of the Northwest Territories

First minister of the Northwest Territories

Premier of the Northwest Territories

Premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest

Incumbent
R. J. Simpson

since December 8, 2023

Office of the Premier
Style|

* The Honourable (formal)
* Premier (informal)

Status| Head of Government
Member of|

* Legislative Assembly
* Executive Council

Reports to|

* Legislative Assembly
* Commissioner

Seat| Yellowknife
Appointer| 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 lieutenant-governor on the basis of their leadership of a majority bloc in the legislature, the premier of the Northwest Territories is elected, along with the Cabinet, by the non-partisan members of the territory's Legislative Assembly, in accordance with the system of consensus government, and then appointed by the commissioner of the Northwest Territories.[2][3]

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 George Braden in 1980, and had been in informal use for several years, based on the historical precedent set by Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, who used the title of premier of the North-West Territories from 1897 to 1905.

The current premier of the Northwest Territories is R. J. Simpson, since December 8, 2023.

## See also

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* Prime Minister of Canada
* List of premiers of the Northwest Territories

## References

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1. ^ Remuneration for Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly
2. ^ Roles and Relationships Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Consensus Government Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Office of the Premier (Government of the NWT)

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