Brian W. Lewis
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office
1987–1995
Preceded byRobert H. MacQuarrie
Succeeded byJake Ootes
ConstituencyYellowknife Centre
Personal details
Born (1936-09-26) September 26, 1936
London, England, United Kingdom
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
Spouse(s)Della Bunz, m. 3 Aug 1963
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Wales
University of Toronto
Occupationeducator, 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]

References

  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1994). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISBN 9780921925545. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-08-20. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. 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.
  3. "NWT Votes 2003 Yellowknife Centre Riding Profile". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  4. "Legislative Reports". Vol 17 no 1 1994. Canadian Parliamentary Review. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  5. "History of Northwest Territories Speaker 1975-present". Northwest Territories Legislature. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-08.


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