Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The speakership has changed many times: from 1876 to 1888 the presiding officer of the assembly was the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories (with North-West hyphenated name used until 1906);c.62, RSC 1906 however, Members of the Legislative Assembly would also elect one of their own to act as chairman. Elected members held the Speakership from 1888 until 1905. The Deputy Commissioner of the Territories became Speaker and held that role from 1921 until 1975, when it was returned to the elected members.

Speakers and presiding officers Lieutenant-governors serving as presiding officer of the Council of the North-West Territories (1876–1888) David Laird October 7, 1876 – December 3, 1881 Edgar Dewdney December 3, 1881 – July 1, 1888

Speakers of the North-West Legislative Assembly (1888–1905) Herbert Charles Wilson 1888–1891 James Hamilton Ross 1891–1894 John Betts 1894–1898 William Eakin 1898–1902 Archibald Gillis 1902–1905

Deputy Commissioners serving as presiding officer of the 2nd Council of the Northwest Territories (1921–1975) Roy A. Gibson June 16, 1921 – October 3, 1950 Frank J. G. Cunningham June 26, 1951 – April 10, 1957 Wilfred G. Brown April 10, 1957 – July 23, 1965 Stuart Milton Hodgson August 1, 1965 – March 1, 1967 John Havelock Parker March 2, 1967 – April 30, 1975 (continued as Deputy Commissioner until April 14, 1979)

Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (since 1975) David Searle May 1, 1975 – November 13, 1979 Robert H. MacQuarrie November 13, 1979 – October 22, 1980 Donald Morton Stewart October 22, 1980 – November 12, 1987 Red Pedersen November 12, 1987 – October 18, 1989 Richard Nerysoo October 19, 1989 – November 13, 1991 Michael Ballantyne November 13, 1991 – November 10, 1993 Jeannie Marie-Jewell November 13, 1993 – December 15, 1994 Brian Lewis (Acting) December 15, 1994 – February 15, 1995 Samuel Gargan February 15, 1995 – January 18, 2000 Tony Whitford January 19, 2000 – December 11, 2003 David Krutko December 11, 2003 – June 1, 2004 Paul Delorey June 1, 2004 – October 3, 2011 Jackie Jacobson October 3, 2011 – November 23, 2015 Jackson Lafferty December 16, 2015 – October 24, 2019 Frederick Blake Jr October 24, 2019 – December 7, 2023 Shane Thompson December 7, 2023 – present

References

External links History of the Northwest Territories legislative assembly 1876–1905 Northwest Territories speakers 1975 to present