Sam Gargan (politician)

Sam Gargan
Mayor of Fort Providence
In office
December 15, 2015 – December 11, 2018
Preceded byTina Gargan
Succeeded byDanny Beaulieu
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
In office
1995–2000
Preceded byBrian Lewis
Succeeded byTony Whitford
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office
1983–1999
Succeeded byMichael McLeod
ConstituencyDeh Cho
Personal details
Born (1948-02-19) February 19, 1948 (age 76)
Redknife River, Northwest Territories
SpouseAlphonsine Constant
Children5

Samuel Gargan[1] (born (1948-02-19)February 19, 1948) is a former long serving politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.[2]

Gargan was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election. He would be returned by acclamation to a third term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. He would be elected Speaker by members of the Legislature on February 15, 1995. He ran for re-election to what would be his final term in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He served his entire fourth term as Speaker, running for a fifth term in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election. In that election he was defeated by candidate Michael McLeod losing his seat and the Speakership.

In 2009, Gargan was chosen as Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations.[3] He was the mayor of Fort Providence from December 15, 2015 until December 11, 2018 when he was defeated by Danny Beaulieu.[4][5]

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by
New District
MLA Deh Cho
1983–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
1995–2000
Succeeded by
  1. ^ Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
  2. ^ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1994). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISBN 9780921925545. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  3. ^ "Sam Gargan elected new Dehcho grand chief - North - CBC News". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  4. ^ "N.W.T. hamlet election results: 9 communities elect mayors, councillors". CBC News. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "New mayors for Fort McPherson, Fort Providence in N.W.T. municipal elections". CBC News. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.