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Shane Thompson

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Shane Thompson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
November 23, 2015
Preceded byKevin Menicoche
ConstituencyNahendeh
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
December 7, 2023
Preceded byFrederick Blake Jr.
Personal details
Born (1963-07-11) July 11, 1963 (age 61)
Hay River, Northwest Territories
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
ResidenceYellowknife

Shane Thompson (born July 11, 1963) is a Canadian politician, who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the district of Nahendeh. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023.[1]

He was first elected in the 2015 election,[2] and was re-elected in 2019 and again in 2023.[3][4] He previously served as the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Minister of Lands, Minister Responsible for Youth, and Minister Responsible for Seniors.[5]

Political career

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Mr. Thompson was first elected to the 18th Assembly in November 2015 and served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development. Mr. Thompson was also a member of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning, the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, and the Striking Committee.

Mr. Thompson previously served two terms (three years each) as an elected official with the Fort Simpson District Education Authority, spending the last four years as the chairperson. Over the past 35 years, he has served on various community and territorial boards.

Before being elected as a Member, Mr. Thompson was employed as the Senior Sport and Recreation Coordinator with Municipal and Community Affairs (GNWT) in the Deh Cho region.

Mr. Thompson completed the Community Recreation Leaders Program at Arctic College in 1989 and is currently working on a Masters Certificate on Evaluation at the University of Victoria and Carleton University. He also completed three years toward an Education degree at the University of Alberta.

Mr. Thompson is an active volunteer with Northern Youth Aboard, CBET and Fundamental Movement, and HIGH FIVE®. He is also a past member of the Sport North Federation Board, NWT Softball, and NWTRPA, and the past president of Seven Spruce Golf Course.

Mr. Thompson is the father of seven children - five daughters and two sons – and has eight grandchildren.

He has been a Justice of the Peace since 1991.

Election results

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2023 Northwest Territories general election: Nahendeh
Candidate Votes %
Shane Thompson (I.C.) 326 34.50
Mavis Cli-Michaud 185 19.58
Sharon Allen 149 15.77
Hillary Deneron 149 15.77
Les Wright 115 12.17
Josh P.T. Campbell 21 2.22
Total votes 945
2019 Northwest Territories general election: Nahendeh
Candidate Votes
Shane Thompson 536
Mike Drake 190
Randy Sibbeston 111
Eric Menicoche 40
2015 Northwest Territories general election: Nahendeh
Candidate Votes %
Shane Thompson 292 29.4
Rosemary Gill 202 20.4
Randy Sibbetson 198 20.0
Kevin Menicoche 137 13.8
Deneze Nakehk'o 128 12.9
Arnold Hope 23 2.3
Dennis Nelner 12 1.2
Total valid ballots / Turnout 992 60%

References

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  1. ^ "Shane Thompson the new speaker-elect of legislative assembly". NNSL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Premier Bob McLeod wins seat again in Northwest Territories general election". The Globe and Mail. November 23, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Williams·, Ollie (November 24, 2023). "In pictures: MLAs are sworn in on a new note of optimism". cabinradio.ca.
  5. ^ Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.