Diane Archie, formerly Diane Thom, is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
politician in the
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
. She is a member of the
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories (with Northwest hyphenated as North-West until 1906), is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a uni ...
and the current Deputy Premier of the Northwest Territories.
Career
Archie was first elected in the
2019 election. She represents the electoral district of
Inuvik Boot Lake
Inuvik Boot Lake is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Together with Inuvik Twin Lakes, it is one of two electoral districts that represent Inuvik; both were created in 1999 from t ...
, and she was elected to territorial cabinet by her member colleagues on October 24, 2019. She was appointed Deputy Premier, as well as Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, and Minister Responsible for People with Disabilities.
[Ollie Williams]
"Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios"
Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.
References
Living people
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Women MLAs in the Northwest Territories
People from Inuvik
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
First Nations women in politics
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