Brian Wyndham Lewis is a former educator, deputy minister in the Northwest Territories government, elected politician and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature.
Lewis and his family first moved to the Northwest Territories in 1963.
Lewis was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the
1987 Northwest Territories general election he won the
Yellowknife Centre
Yellowknife Centre is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife
Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, an ...
electoral district. He was re-elected in the
1991 Northwest Territories general election.
Lewis ran for the position of speaker but was defeated by
Jeannie Marie-Jewell. He became deputy speaker instead.
On December 15, 1994 Jewell would resign as speaker and Lewis automatically became Acting Speaker. He held that position until February 15, 1995.
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Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Living people
People from Yellowknife
1936 births
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