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| ''George Braden'' (4 November 1949 - ) was elected as the first Premier of the ], ], where he served two terms (1980 - 1984 and 1984 – 1988). | |||
| Prior to seeking election |
Prior to seeking election as member of the ], George Braden worked extensively with ] a former federal cabinet minister, who was assigned to look at further constitutional development in Northwest Territories. | ||
| Some of the changes implemented |
Some of the changes implemented by George Braden allowed for additional representation in the legislative council, the removal of the appointed commissioner and deputy commissioner from the executive council and for the allowance of control of territorial affairs to elected members.{{ref|leg}} | ||
| George Braden became the first elected leader of the modern era of Northwest Territories |
Appointed to the position of Deputy Minister for the Northwest Territories, George Braden worked from Ottawa, Ontario with Walter Slipchenko (Inter-governmental Policy Analyst). He became the first elected leader of the modern era of the Northwest Territories and he was retroactively given the title of Premier in February 1994.{{ref|retro}} | ||
| Owner and CEO of his own company ], ] since 1994,{{ref|ba}} George Braden accepted the position of Policy Analyst for the Honourable Denis Patterson, who was recently appointed as Senator for Nunavut. | |||
| In August 1998, George Braden married Lise K. Beaudry, who is also the owner of her own business. She is currently attending Carleton University, where she is completing an Honours degree in the fields of Forensic Psychology and Sociology. She is presently in the process of writing her thesis in which she is developing an assessment scale that will be used to decrease the likelihood of recidivism among offenders who have attended substance abuse treatment programs before being paroled. | |||
| George and Lise live in Barrhaven, Ontario with their three Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - Bailey, Toby and Taffy. | |||
| Currently George Braden runs a firm in ], ] called Braden & Associates.{{ref|ba}} | |||
| George's brother, ] is a current member of the ] having served since 1999.{{ref|bro}} | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 17 November 2009
George Braden (4 November 1949 - ) was elected as the first Premier of the Northwest Territories, Canada, where he served two terms (1980 - 1984 and 1984 – 1988).
Prior to seeking election as member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, George Braden worked extensively with Bud Drury a former federal cabinet minister, who was assigned to look at further constitutional development in Northwest Territories.
Some of the changes implemented by George Braden allowed for additional representation in the legislative council, the removal of the appointed commissioner and deputy commissioner from the executive council and for the allowance of control of territorial affairs to elected members.
Appointed to the position of Deputy Minister for the Northwest Territories, George Braden worked from Ottawa, Ontario with Walter Slipchenko (Inter-governmental Policy Analyst). He became the first elected leader of the modern era of the Northwest Territories and he was retroactively given the title of Premier in February 1994.
Owner and CEO of his own company Ottawa, Ontario since 1994, George Braden accepted the position of Policy Analyst for the Honourable Denis Patterson, who was recently appointed as Senator for Nunavut.
In August 1998, George Braden married Lise K. Beaudry, who is also the owner of her own business. She is currently attending Carleton University, where she is completing an Honours degree in the fields of Forensic Psychology and Sociology. She is presently in the process of writing her thesis in which she is developing an assessment scale that will be used to decrease the likelihood of recidivism among offenders who have attended substance abuse treatment programs before being paroled.
George and Lise live in Barrhaven, Ontario with their three Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - Bailey, Toby and Taffy.
References
- Transition of power to the assembly Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Executive Council of Northwest Territories
- The Percy Letter
External links
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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| Preceded byDave Nickerson | MLA Yellowknife North 1979-1983 |
Succeeded byMichael Ballantyne |
| Preceded byFrederick Haultain | Premier of the Northwest Territories 1980–1984 |
Succeeded byRichard Nerysoo |
| Premiers of the Northwest Territories | |
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