Members of the 15th Assembly Hon. Joe
Handley
MLA, Weledeh
Premier and Minister of the Executive
Minister Responsible for Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Minister Responsible for the Housing Corporation
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Weledeh MLA, Joseph (Joe) Handley began his term as the
ninth Premier of the Northwest Territories on December
11, 2003.
Mr. Handley was first elected as the Member for Weledeh
in the 14th Legislative Assembly on December 6th, 1999 after
serving as a Deputy Minister for the Government of the Northwest
Territories for more than 14 years.
In January 2000, Mr. Handley was appointed Minister of
Finance, Chairman of the Financial Management Board and Minister
Responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board. In November
2001, Mr. Handley was appointed Minister of Transportation
and Minister Responsible for the NWT Power Corporation.
Born on August 9, 1943 in Meadowlake, Saskatchewan, Mr.
Handley moved to the Northwest Territories in 1985 to assume
the position of Deputy Minister of Education with the Government
of the Northwest Territories. He has also served as the Deputy
Minister for the Departments of Renewable Resources, Transportation
and Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development as well
as the President of the NWT Housing Corporation.
Prior to moving north, Mr. Handley was the official trustee
and superintendent of the Frontier School Division in Manitoba
for nine years. He was an Assistant Professor at both the
University of British Columbia and the University of Manitoba.
He served for two years as a lecturer at the Cape Coast
University and Winneba Teacher Training College in Ghana,
West Africa and was a teacher and vice-principal at schools
in Saskatchewan.
Mr. Handley and his wife Theresa have two children Michael
and Michelle and four grandchildren who all live in Yellowknife.
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Premiers Office:
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Tel: (867) 669-2311
Fax: (867) 873-0169
E-mail: joseph_handley@gov.nt.ca Constituency Office:
P.O. Box 1604
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P2
Tel: (867) 873-6121
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