Brian Wyndham Lewis is a former educator, deputy minister in the Northwest Territories government, elected politician and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature.[1]
Lewis and his family first moved to the Northwest Territories in 1963.[2] Lewis was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election he won the Yellowknife Centre electoral district. He was re-elected in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election.[3] Lewis ran for the position of speaker but was defeated by Jeannie Marie-Jewell. He became deputy speaker instead.[4] On December 15, 1994 Jewell would resign as speaker and Lewis automatically became Acting Speaker. He held that position until February 15, 1995.[5]
^Brian Lewis. "The Development of Responsible Government in the Northwest Territories 1976 - 1998". Volume 21 Number 2 1998. Canadian Parliamentary Review. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
brian, lewis, politician, brian, wyndham, lewis, former, educator, deputy, minister, northwest, territories, government, elected, politician, speaker, northwest, territories, legislature, brian, lewismember, legislative, assembly, northwest, territoriesin, off. Brian Wyndham Lewis is a former educator deputy minister in the Northwest Territories government elected politician and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature 1 Brian W LewisMember of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest TerritoriesIn office 1987 1995Preceded byRobert H MacQuarrieSucceeded byJake OotesConstituencyYellowknife CentrePersonal detailsBorn 1936 09 26 September 26 1936 age 86 London England United KingdomPolitical partynon partisanconsensus governmentSpouse s Della Bunz m 3 Aug 1963Children4Alma materUniversity of WalesUniversity of TorontoOccupationeducator authorLewis and his family first moved to the Northwest Territories in 1963 2 Lewis was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election he won the Yellowknife Centre electoral district He was re elected in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election 3 Lewis ran for the position of speaker but was defeated by Jeannie Marie Jewell He became deputy speaker instead 4 On December 15 1994 Jewell would resign as speaker and Lewis automatically became Acting Speaker He held that position until February 15 1995 5 References Edit Normandin P G Normandin A L 1994 Guide Parlementaire Canadien The Canadian Parliamentary Guide Guide Parlementaire Canadien P G Normandin ISBN 9780921925545 ISSN 0315 6168 Retrieved 2015 08 20 Brian Lewis The Development of Responsible Government in the Northwest Territories 1976 1998 Volume 21 Number 2 1998 Canadian Parliamentary Review Retrieved 2007 09 12 NWT Votes 2003 Yellowknife Centre Riding Profile Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 2007 09 12 Legislative Reports Vol 17 no 1 1994 Canadian Parliamentary Review Retrieved 2007 09 12 History of Northwest Territories Speaker 1975 present Northwest Territories Legislature Archived from the original on July 21 2006 Retrieved 2007 09 08 External links EditLegislative Assembly of the Northwest TerritoriesPreceded byRobert H MacQuarrie MLA Yellowknife Centre1987 1995 Succeeded byJake OotesPreceded byJeannie Marie Jewell Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories1994 1995 Succeeded bySamuel Gargan This article about a Northwest Territories politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Lewis politician amp oldid 1085045686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
