List of Northwest Territories premiers

This is a list of the premiers and Commissioners who held governing power in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

As the NWT has a consensus government, the premier is elected by and from the members of the legislative assembly, who are not divided into parties.

For a full list of commissioners see: List of Northwest Territories commissioners

Name Term
Frederick W. A. G. Haultain 1897-1905
Governing Commissioners
Frederick D. White 1905-1919
William Wallace Cory 1919-1931
Hugh H. Rowatt 1931-1936
Dr. Charles Camsell 1936-1946
Dr. Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside 1947-1950
Hugh Andrew Young 1950-1953
Robert Gordon Robertson 1953-1963
Bent Gestur Sivertz 1963-1967
Stuart Milton Hodgson 1967-1979
John Havelock Parker 1979-1980*
Premiers
George Braden 1980-1984
Richard Nerysoo 1984-1985
Nick Sibbeston 1985-1987
Dennis Patterson 1987-1991
Nellie Cournoyea 1991-1995
Don Morin 1995-1998
James Antoine 1998-2000
Stephen Kakfwi 2000-2003
Joe Handley 2003-

Note.

  • Prior to 1897, the Northwest Territories had no premier. From 1905 to 1980, the head of government of the NWT was a commissioner appointed by the Prime Minister. Since 1980, this position is now similar to that of a Lieutenant Governor. As such, this table only lists those Commissioners who held governing power in the territory.
  • John Havelock Parker was actually Commissioner until 1989, but lost governing power in 1980 to the premier.

Prior to 1994, the NWT head of government was referred to as Government Leader.

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