Dennis Patterson

For the ice hockey player, see Dennis Patterson (ice hockey).

The Hon. Dennis Glen Patterson
Senator for Nunavut
Incumbent
Assumed office August 27, 2009
Appointed by	Stephen Harper
5th Premier of Northwest Territories
In office 1987–1991
Preceded by	Nick Sibbeston
Succeeded by	Nellie Cournoyea
Personal details
Born	December 30, 1948 (1948-12-30) (age 62) Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	Conservative

Dennis Glen Patterson (born December 30, 1948) is a politician and lawyer. He served as MLA for Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit from 1978 to 1995, as NWT Minister of Education, Justice and Municipal Affairs and was chosen as the fifth consensus Government Leader (now Premier) of Northwest Territories, Canada from 1987 to 1991. He headed the campaign that led to the creation of Nunavut in 1999.^[1]

Patterson is currently a member of the Law Society of Nunavut. In the past he has served as a Director of the Northwest Territories Law Foundation and as Chair of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Legal Services Board until 2000. He became a private consultant in 2001.^[2]

Patterson was named to the Senate of Canada by Stephen Harper on August 27, 2009.^[3] He will represent Nunavut as a Conservative.

References

1. ^ Brennan, Richard J. (August 28, 2009). "Harper dubbed 'patronage king'". The Star (Toronto). http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/687743. 
2. ^ "Northern Property REIT Management and Trustees". Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070516143816/http://www.npreit.com/about/management.html. Retrieved 2007-03-28. 
3. ^ Ex-premier Patterson named Nunavut's new senator

External links

• Dennis Patterson - Parliament of Canada biography
• List of Northwest Territories Premiers

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by New District	MLA Frobisher Bay 1979-1983	Succeeded by District Abolished
Preceded by New District	MLA Iqaluit 1983-1995	Succeeded by Ed Picco
Preceded by Willie Adams	Senator Nunavut 1999 2009 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Patterson, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 30, 1948
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of death
Place of death