| Premier of theNorthwest Territories Premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest | |
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 Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories | |
 Flag of the Northwest Territories | |
| Office of the Premier | |
| Style |
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| Status | Head of Government |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Seat | Yellowknife |
| Appointer | Commissioner of the Northwest Territories with the confidence of the Northwest Territories Legislature |
| Term length | At the Commissioner'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 for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. He or she is the territory's head of government and de facto chief executive, 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 or commissioner 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 Caroline Cochrane, since October 24, 2019.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
- Office of the Premier (Government of the NWT)
