Caroline Cochrane
Caroline Cochrane | |
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| 13th Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2019 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Commissioner | Margaret Thom |
| Preceded by | Bob McLeod |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
| Assumed office November 23, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Daryl Dolynny |
| Constituency | Range Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1960 Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
| Residence | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
Caroline Cochrane (born December 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who is the 13th and current premier of the Northwest Territories.[1] She is the only currently serving female premier in Canada and the second female premier of the Northwest Territories after Nellie Cournoyea, who served from 1991 to 1995.[2]
She was formerly known as Caroline Cochrane-Johnson.
Life and career[]
Cochrane was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, in 1960 and moved with her family to Yellowknife in 1963, where she grew up.[3][4] She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election,[5] representing the electoral district of Range Lake.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Cochrane was CEO of the Centre for Northern Families, a social-service agency administered by the Yellowknife Women's Society in Yellowknife.[6]
In October 2019, Cochrane defeated three other candidates after three rounds of secret-ballot votes and was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories.[7]
References[]
- ^ John Last and Sidney Cohen, "Caroline Cochrane elected premier of the N.W.T.". CBC North, October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Legislators pick Caroline Cochrane as new premier of the Northwest Territories". Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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- ^ "Caroline Cochrane". NNSL News. September 11, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "N.W.T. votes 2015 | Yellowknifers opt for change". CBC North, November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Caroline Cochrane-Johnson and Daryl Dolynny: A political rookie takes on the incumbent in this western Yellowknife riding". CBC North, November 8, 2015.
- ^ "New N.W.T. Premier Chosen Under Territory's 'Consensus' System". HuffPost. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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