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Premier of the Northwest Territories

First minister of the Northwest Territories

Summary

First minister of the Northwest Territories

Field	Value
post	Premier
body	the Northwest Territories
native_name	Premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest
image	R.J. Simpson.jpg
imagesize	200px
incumbent	R. J. Simpson
incumbentsince	December 8, 2023
department	Office of the Premier
style	{{plainlist
status	Head of Government
member_of
reports_to
seat	Yellowknife
appointer	Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
appointer_qualified	with the confidence of the Northwest Territories Legislature
termlength	genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure
termlength_qualified	contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the legislative assembly
formation	October 7, 1897
first	Frederick Haultain
deputy	Deputy premier of the Northwest Territories
salary	$103,851 plus $78,896 (indemnity) and allowances
website	Office of the Premier

The Honourable (formal)
Premier (informal)

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.

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.

References

[http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/meet-members/accountability/pay-and-benefits Remuneration for Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly]
[http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/nap/comm/rar_e.html Roles and Relationships] {{webarchive. link. (2007-08-18)
[http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/publicinformationfactsheets.aspx Consensus Government] {{webarchive. link. (2007-12-25)

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