Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Jeannie Marie-Jewell (born: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada) is a territorial level politician from northern Canada. She served as the first female Speaker in the history of the Northwest Territories legislature.

Political career

Marie-Jewell was first elected to the Northwest Territories legislature in the 1987 Northwest Territories for the riding of Slave River. She served that district until it was abolished in 1991. She rose to prominence in her first term in office holding a number of cabinet posts. She became Minister of Social Services, Minister of Personnel and Minister Responsible for the Women's Secretariat. She was also the Minister Responsible for the Highway Transport Board and Workers' Compensation Board and Minister for Youth.cite web| url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/Infoparl/english/issue.htm?param=148&art=997 | title = CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene | publisher = Parliament of Canada | work = Canadian Parliamentary Review Vol 17 no 1 1994 | accessdate=2007-09-07]

Marie-Jewell ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Thebacha in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. She was elected speaker on December 13, 1993. She served as speaker until December 15, 1994.cite web|url=http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/visitorinfo/factsheets/speaker.html | title=History of Northwest Territories Speaker 1975-present | publisher =Northwest Territories Legislature |accessdate=2007-09-08] In 1994 Marie-Jewell filed a complaint with the Northwest Territories ethics commissionercite web| url=http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/back-issues/week/80327.html#2 | title = Crawford to Premier: I won't step aside | date=March 27, 1998 | publisher =Nunatsiaq News | author=Jim Bell | accessdate=2007-09-07] that eventually led to the resignation and inquiry into Premier Don Morin's conflict-of-interest in the shipment of government owned bison being shipped to a ranch in Alberta.cite web| url=http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut981031/nvt81030_07.html | title =Inquiry probes shipment of bison to Don Morin's friend| date=October 29, 1998 | publisher =Nunatsiaq News | accessdate=2007-09-07]

Marie-Jewell was defeated running for re-election in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election by Michael Miltenberger. She ran for her old seat once again in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election but was defeated by Miltenberger again. She again ran against Miltenberger for a third time in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. She finished last in a field of three candidates with 16.8% of the vote.cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/nwtvotes2007/riding/011/index.html| title= NWT Votes 2007 Thebacha riding profile | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=2007-10-01]

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