Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane (born December 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who is the 13th and current Premier of the Northwest Territories.[1] She is the only currently serving female premier in Canada and the second female premier of the Northwest Territories after Nellie Cournoyea, who served from 1991 to 1995.[2]

The Honourable

Caroline Cochrane

MLA
13th Premier of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
October 24, 2019
CommissionerMargaret Thom
Preceded byBob McLeod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
November 23, 2015
Preceded byDaryl Dolynny
ConstituencyRange Lake
Personal details
Born (1960-12-05) December 5, 1960
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
ResidenceYellowknife, Northwest Territories

Cochrane was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba in 1960 and moved with her family to Yellowknife in 1963, where she grew up.[3][4] She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election,[5] representing the electoral district of Range Lake. She was formerly known as Caroline Cochrane-Johnson.

Prior to her election to the legislature, Cochrane was CEO of the Centre for Northern Families, a social service agency administered by the Yellowknife Women's Society in Yellowknife.[6]

In October 2019, Cochrane defeated three other candidates after three rounds of secret-ballot votes and was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories.[7]

References
  1. John Last and Sidney Cohen, "Caroline Cochrane elected premier of the N.W.T.". CBC North, October 24, 2019.
  2. "Legislators pick Caroline Cochrane as new premier of the Northwest Territories". Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. "Caroline Cochrane". NNSL News. September 11, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  5. "N.W.T. votes 2015 | Yellowknifers opt for change". CBC North, November 23, 2015.
  6. "Caroline Cochrane-Johnson and Daryl Dolynny: A political rookie takes on the incumbent in this western Yellowknife riding". CBC North, November 8, 2015.
  7. "New N.W.T. Premier Chosen Under Territory's 'Consensus' System". HuffPost. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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