Brian Lewis (politician) explained

Brian W. Lewis
Birth Date:26 September 1936
Birth Place:London, England, United Kingdom
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Constituency:Yellowknife Centre
Term Start:1987
Term End:1995
Predecessor:Robert H. MacQuarrie
Successor:Jake Ootes
Alma Mater:University of Wales
University of Toronto
Party:non-partisan
consensus government
Spouse:Della Bunz, m. 3 Aug 1963
Children:4
Occupation:educator, author

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Normandin, P.G.. Normandin, A.L.. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1994. P.G. Normandin. 9780921925545. 0315-6168. 2015-08-20.
  2. Web site: The Development of Responsible Government in the Northwest Territories 1976 - 1998 . Canadian Parliamentary Review . Brian Lewis . Volume 21 Number 2 1998 . 2007-09-12.
  3. Web site: NWT Votes 2003 Yellowknife Centre Riding Profile . . 2007-09-12.
  4. Web site: Legislative Reports . Canadian Parliamentary Review . Vol 17 no 1 1994 . 2007-09-12.
  5. Web site: History of Northwest Territories Speaker 1975-present . Northwest Territories Legislature . 2007-09-08 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060721233740/http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/visitorinfo/factsheets/speaker.html . July 21, 2006 .