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- Nellie_Cournoyea abstract "Nellie Cournoyea, OC (born March 4, 1940 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories) is a former Canadian politician, who served as the sixth Premier of the Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995. She was the first female premier of a Canadian territory and the second female premier in Canadian history after Rita Johnston of British Columbia.Cournoyea is of mixed Norwegian and Inupiaq heritage.Before entering politics, Cournoyea was an announcer and station manager for CBC North in Inuvik, and a land claims worker for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada. She was first elected to the territorial Legislative Assembly in 1979, representing the electoral district of Western Arctic until it was dissolved in 1983, and then the new district of Nunakput for the remainder of her career in politics. She served the government in a variety of cabinet positions. On November 14, 1991, she was chosen as premier under the territory's consensus government system, in which the premier is chosen by elected members following the general election. Cournoyea served as premier until 1995, and subsequently chose not to stand for reelection to the Legislative Assembly. She currently serves as chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation.She was a winner of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1994, and has been awarded honorary doctorates in law from Lakehead University, Carleton University and the University of Toronto.In 2008, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada as well as inducted into the Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame.".
- Nellie_Cournoyea activeYearsEndDate "1995-11-22".
- Nellie_Cournoyea activeYearsStartDate "1991-11-14".
- Nellie_Cournoyea birthDate "1940-03-04".
- Nellie_Cournoyea birthPlace Aklavik.
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- Nellie_Cournoyea office "MLA for Nunakput".
- Nellie_Cournoyea office "MLA for Western Arctic".
- Nellie_Cournoyea orderInOffice "6th Premier of the Northwest Territories".
- Nellie_Cournoyea party Consensus_government_in_Canada.
- Nellie_Cournoyea primeMinister Brian_Mulroney.
- Nellie_Cournoyea primeMinister Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien.
- Nellie_Cournoyea primeMinister Kim_Campbell.
- Nellie_Cournoyea successor Don_Morin.
- Nellie_Cournoyea successor Vince_Steen.
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- Nellie_Cournoyea birthPlace Aklavik.
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- Nellie_Cournoyea party "non-partisan consensus government".
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- Nellie_Cournoyea predecessor Dennis_Patterson.
- Nellie_Cournoyea predecessor "new district".
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- Nellie_Cournoyea termEnd "1983".
- Nellie_Cournoyea termEnd "1995".
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