Jackson Lafferty

Jackson Lafferty

Jackson Lafferty (born: October 9, 1969, Rae Lakes, Northwest Territories, Canada) is a territorial level politician in Canada.

Early life

Lafferty attended High School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He received his post secondary education at Red Deer College and is currently enrolled at Athabasca University where he is completing a Management Degree. cite web|url=http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/members/jacksonlafferty.html | title = Jackson Lafferty MLA Profile | publisher =Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | accessdate = 2007-09-06]

Political career

Lafferty ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in a by-election held in the electoral district of North Slave on July 15, 2005.cite web|url=http://www.electionsnwt.ca/pdf/2005NorthSlaveByElectionEng.pdf | title = 2005 North Slave by-election report | publisher = Elections Northwest Territories | accessdate = 2007-09-06] Lafferty won the by-election in a closely contested race over two other candidates. Lafferty defeated former North Slave MLA Henry Zoe in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. He was elected to cabinet by his colleagues in the Legislative Assembly. Premier Floyd Roland appointed him Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, as well as Minister of Justice.

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