Premier of the Northwest Territories - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Premier of the Northwest Territories
Incumbent Caroline Cochrane since October 24, 2019
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Tony Whitford as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
Term length	At the lieutenant governor's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Frederick Haultain
Formation	October 7, 1897
Salary	$103,851 plus $78,896 (indemnity) and allowances[1]

The Premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister for the Northwest Territories, Canada. He or she is the territory's^{[broken anchor]} head of government and de facto chief executive, although the powers of the office are less than those of a provincial premier.

The Premier of the Northwest Territories is elected, along with the cabinet, by the non-partisan members of the Legislative Assembly, in accordance with the system of consensus government, and then appointed by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.^[2][3]

The current Premier is Caroline Cochrane, since October 24, 2019.

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