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For the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, see George C. Braden.
George Braden
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
CommissionerJohn Havelock Parker
2nd Premier of the Northwest Territories
In office
June 16, 1980 – January 12, 1984
Preceded byFrederick Haultain
Succeeded byRichard Nerysoo
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office
October 1, 1979 – November 21, 1983
Preceded byDave Nickerson
Succeeded byMichael Ballantyne
ConstituencyYellowknife North
Personal details
Bornsmall
Diedsmall
Resting placesmall
Political partyIndependent
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George Braden (born November 4, 1949) was a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Elected as "Government Leader", Braden would retroactively become the second Premier of the Northwest Territories, after a motion was passed in 1994 to change the official title.

Political career

Prior to seeking election as member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Braden worked extensively with Charles "Bud" Drury, a former federal cabinet minister, who was assigned to look at further constitutional development in the Northwest Territories.

Appointed to the position of Deputy Minister for the Northwest Territories, Braden worked from Ottawa, Ontario with Walter Slipchenko (Inter-governmental Policy Analyst). Braden was first elected to the NWT Legislative Assembly in 1979. At that time the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, appointed by the Government of Canada, was also the head of the Government of the NWT. In 1980, for the first time, the Legislative Assembly elected the Government Leader, selecting Braden, who served until 1983. Braden was the second person to hold the title as Frederick Haultain had been appointed to the position in 1897.

Some of the changes implemented by 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.

In 2009, Braden accepted the position of Policy Analyst for Dennis Patterson, who was, earlier the same year, appointed to the Canadian Senate for Nunavut.

Personal life

Braden has been the owner and CEO of his own company in Ottawa, Ontario since 1994. In August 1998, Braden married Lise K. Beaudry, and as of 2009 they live in Barrhaven, Ontario. George's brother, Bill Braden also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1999 to 2007.

References

  1. History of the Legislative Assembly
  2. The Premier of the Northwest Territories
  3. The Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories
  4. The Percy Letter

External links

Premiers of the Northwest Territories

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