Shane Thompson

The Honourable
Shane Thompson
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 23, 2015
Preceded byKevin Menicoche
ConstituencyNahendeh
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2023
Preceded byFrederick Blake Jr.
Personal details
Born (1963-07-11) July 11, 1963 (age 61)
Hay River, Northwest Territories
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
ResidenceYellowknife

Shane Thompson (born July 11, 1963) is a Canadian politician, who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the district of Nahendeh. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023.[1]

He was first elected in the 2015 election,[2] and was re-elected in 2019 and again in 2023.[3][4] He previously served as the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Minister of Lands, Minister Responsible for Youth, and Minister Responsible for Seniors.[5]

  1. ^ "Shane Thompson the new speaker-elect of legislative assembly". NNSL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Premier Bob McLeod wins seat again in Northwest Territories general election". The Globe and Mail. November 23, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Williams·, Ollie (November 24, 2023). "In pictures: MLAs are sworn in on a new note of optimism". cabinradio.ca.
  5. ^ Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.