Dennis Patterson
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The Honourable Dennis Glen Patterson |
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| Senator for Nunavut | |
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Assumed office August 27, 2009 |
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| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | Michaëlle Jean |
| 5th Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
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In office November 12, 1987 – November 14, 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Commissioner |
John Havelock Parker Daniel L. Norris |
| Preceded by | Nick Sibbeston |
| Succeeded by | Nellie Cournoyea |
| MLA for Frobisher Bay | |
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In office October 1, 1979 – November 21, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| MLA for Iqaluit | |
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In office November 21, 1983 – October 16, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Ed Picco |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 30, 1948 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | politician |
| Religion | United [1] |
Dennis Glen Patterson (born December 30, 1948) is a politician and lawyer. He served as MLA for Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit from 1978 to 1995, as NWT Minister of Education, Justice and Municipal Affairs and was chosen as the fifth consensus Government Leader (now Premier) of Northwest Territories, Canada from 1987 to 1991. He headed the campaign that led to the creation of Nunavut in 1999.
Patterson is currently a member of the Law Society of Nunavut. In the past he has served as a Director of the Northwest Territories Law Foundation and as Chair of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Legal Services Board until 2000. He became a private consultant in 2001.
Patterson was named to the Senate of Canada by Stephen Harper on August 27, 2009. He represents Nunavut as a Conservative.
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