Diane Archie Explained

Diane Archie
Honorific-Suffix:	MLA
Residence:	Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Office:	Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Term Start:	October 1, 2019
Term End:	November 14, 2023
Predecessor:	Alfred Moses
Successor:	Denny Rodgers
Constituency:	Inuvik Boot Lake
Office2:	Member of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
Term Start2:	October 24, 2019
Term End2:	November 14, 2023
Party:	non-partisan consensus government

Diane Archie, formerly Diane Thom,^[1] is a Canadian politician in the Northwest Territories. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the current Deputy Premier of the Northwest Territories.

Career

Archie was first elected in the 2019 election.^[2] She represents the electoral district of Inuvik Boot Lake, and she was elected to territorial cabinet by her member colleagues on October 24, 2019.^[3] She was appointed Deputy Premier, as well as Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, and Minister Responsible for People with Disabilities.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Bowling . Eric . Integrity Commissioner dismisses complaint against Premier Caroline Cochrane and deputy premier Diane Thom . July 29, 2021 . NNSL Media . July 17, 2020 . On her Facebook page, which she has renamed to Diane Archie, Thom wrote a statement apologizing for the entire incident..
2. Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
3. Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
4. Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.