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.
^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
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