Dennis Patterson

Dennis Patterson
Deputy Leader of the Canadian Senators Group
In office
March 21, 2022 – October 31, 2023
LeaderScott Tannas (acting)
Preceded byJosée Verner
Succeeded byRebecca Patterson
5th Premier of the Northwest Territories
In office
November 12, 1987 – November 14, 1991
Commissioner
Preceded byNick Sibbeston
Succeeded byNellie Cournoyea
Canadian Senator
from Nunavut
In office
August 27, 2009 – December 29, 2023
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byMichaëlle Jean
Preceded byWillie Adams
Succeeded byTBD
Member of the
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
for Frobisher Bay
(Iqaluit; 1983–1995)
In office
October 1, 1979 – October 16, 1995
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byEd Picco
Personal details
Born
Dennis Glen Patterson

(1948-12-30) December 30, 1948 (age 75)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyCanadian Senators Group
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (2009–2022)
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionPolitician

Dennis Glen Patterson (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was senator from Nunavut from 2009 until his retirement in 2023. He was the fifth premier of the Northwest Territories from 1987 to 1991. Patterson played a key role in the settlement of the Inuvialuit final agreement and the Nunavut final land claim agreement. Patterson was named to the Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, sitting as a Conservative until 2022, when he joined the Canadian Senators Group (CSG).