20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Consensus parliament
Dec. 8, 2023 – present
Parliament leaders
Premier	R. J. Simpson; Dec. 8, 2023 – present
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Shane Thompson; Dec. 7, 2023 – present
Members	19 seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Charles III; Sep. 8, 2022 – present
Commissioner	Margaret Thom; Sep. 18, 2017 – May. 14, 2024
	Gerald Kisoun; May. 14, 2024 – present
← 19th

PremierR. J. Simpson
Dec. 8, 2023 – present

Speaker of the AssemblyShane Thompson
Dec. 7, 2023 – present

Members19 seats

MonarchCharles III
Sep. 8, 2022 – present

The 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2023 Northwest Territories general election on November 14, 2023.^[1]^[2]

Member	District	First elected / previously elected	No. of terms
Sheryl Yakeleya	Deh Cho	2023	1st term
Julian Morse	Frame Lake	2023	1st term
Kate Reid	Great Slave	2023	1st term
R. J. Simpson	Hay River North	2015	3rd term
Vince McKay	Hay River South	2023	1st term
Denny Rodgers	Inuvik Boot Lake	2023	1st term
Lesa Semmler	Inuvik Twin Lakes	2019	2nd term
Caitlin Cleveland	Kam Lake	2019	2nd term
George Nerysoo	Mackenzie Delta	2023	1st term
Jane Armstrong	Monfwi	2021	2nd term
Shane Thompson	Nahendeh	2015	3rd term
Lucy Kuptana	Nunakput	2023	1st term
Kieron Testart	Range Lake	2015,^[a] 2023	2nd term*
Daniel McNeely	Sahtu	2015, 2023	2nd term*
Jay MacDonald	Thebacha	2023	1st term
Richard Edjericon	Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh	2022	2nd term
Robert Hawkins	Yellowknife Centre	2003, 2023	4th term*
Shauna Morgan	Yellowknife North	2023	1st term
Caroline Wawzonek	Yellowknife South	2019	2nd term

Portfolio	Minister
Premier Government House Leader Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs Minister of Justice	R.J. Simpson
Deputy Premier Minister of Finance Minister of Infrastructure Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation	Caroline Wawzonek
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment	Caitlin Cleveland
Minister Responsible for Housing NWT Minister Responsible for the Status of Women	Lucy Kuptana
Minister of Environment and Climate Change	Jay MacDonald
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board	Vince McKay
Minister of Health and Social Services	Lesa Semmler

v t e Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Early Councils Temporary (1870-1876) 1st Council (1876-1888)
North-West Assemblies 1st (1888-1891) 2nd (1891-1894) 3rd (1894-1898) 4th (1898-1902) 5th (1902-1905)
Legislative Councils 2nd Council (1905-1951) 1st (1951-1954) 2nd (1954-1957) 3rd (1957-1960) 4th (1960-1964) 5th (1964-1967) 6th (1967-1970) 7th (1970-1975)
Northwest Territories Assemblies 8th (1975-1979) 9th (1979-1983) 10th (1983-1987) 11th (1987-1991) 12th (1991-1995) 13th (1995-1999) 14th (1999-2003) 15th (2003-2007) 16th (2007-2011) 17th (2011-2015) 18th (2015-2019) 19th (2019-2023) 20th (2023-present)

Executive Council of the Northwest Territories