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Diane Archie

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Diane Archie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office
October 1, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Preceded byAlfred Moses
Succeeded byDenny Rodgers
ConstituencyInuvik Boot Lake
Member of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
In office
October 24, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Personal details
Political partynon-partisan consensus government
Residence(s)Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Diane Archie, formerly Diane Thom,[1] is a Canadian politician in the Northwest Territories. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the current Deputy Premier of the Northwest Territories.

Career

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Archie was first elected in the 2019 election.[2] She represents the electoral district of Inuvik Boot Lake, and she was elected to territorial cabinet by her member colleagues on October 24, 2019.[3] 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.[4]

Election results

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2023 Northwest Territories general election: Inuvik Boot Lake
Candidate Votes %
Denny Rodgers 210 42.51
Diane Archie (I.C.) 152 30.77
Sallie Ross 132 26.72
Total votes 494
2019 Northwest Territories general election: Inuvik Boot Lake
Candidate Votes
Diane Thom 239
Eugene Rees 179
Desmond Loreen 94
Jimmy Kalinek 47

References

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  1. ^ Bowling, Eric (July 17, 2020). "Integrity Commissioner dismisses complaint against Premier Caroline Cochrane and deputy premier Diane Thom". NNSL Media. Retrieved July 29, 2021. On her Facebook page, which she has renamed to Diane Archie, Thom wrote a statement apologizing for the entire incident.
  2. ^ Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.