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| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]] |
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| name = Dennis |
| name = Dennis Patterson |
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| office = [[ |
| office = [[Canadian Senators Group#Leadership|Deputy Leader of the Canadian Senators Group]] |
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| leader = [[Scott Tannas]] (acting) |
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| predecessor = [[Josée Verner]] |
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| successor = [[Rebecca Patterson]] |
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| term_start = March 21, 2022 |
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| term_end = October 31, 2023 |
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| order1 = 5th |
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| office1 = Premier of the Northwest Territories |
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| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|[[Commissioner of the Northwest Territories|Commissioner]]}} |
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| 1blankname2 = Commissioner |
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| term_end1 = November 14, 1991 |
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| predecessor1 = [[Nick Sibbeston]] |
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| successor1 = [[Nellie Cournoyea]] |
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| office5 = [[Senate of Canada|Canadian Senator]]<br />from [[List of Canadian territorial senators#Nunavut|Nunavut]] |
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| term_start5 = August 27, 2009 |
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| office3 = [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories|MLA]] for [[Frobisher Bay (N.W.T. electoral district)|Frobisher Bay]] |
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| term_end5 = December 29, 2023 |
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| nominator5 = [[Stephen Harper]] |
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| appointer5 = [[Michaëlle Jean]] |
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| predecessor5 = [[Willie Adams (politician)|Willie Adams]] |
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| successor3 = district abolished |
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| successor5 = TBD |
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| office4 = [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories|MLA]] for [[Iqaluit (N.W.T. electoral district)|Iqaluit]] |
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| office9 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly#Canada|Member]] of the<br />[[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories]]<br />for Frobisher Bay<br />{{small|(Iqaluit; 1983–1995)}} |
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| term_start4 = November 21, 1983 |
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| term_start9 = October 1, 1979 |
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| term_end9 = October 16, 1995 |
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| predecessor9 = ''Riding established'' |
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| successor9 = [[Ed Picco]] |
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| birth_name = Dennis Glen Patterson |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|30}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|30}} |
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| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] |
| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada |
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| nationality = Canadian |
| nationality = Canadian |
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| party = [[Canadian Senators Group]] |
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| otherparty = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] (2009–2022) |
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| occupation = Lawyer |
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| profession = Politician |
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'''Dennis Glen Patterson''' (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was [[Senate of Canada|senator]] from [[Nunavut]] from 2009 until his retirement in 2023. He was the fifth [[premier of the Northwest Territories]] from 1987 to 1991. Patterson played a key role in the settlement of the [[Inuvialuit Final Agreement|Inuvialuit final agreement]] and the [[Nunavut Land Claims Agreement|Nunavut final land claim agreement]]. Patterson was named to the Senate by Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]], sitting as a [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] until 2022, when he joined the [[Canadian Senators Group]] (CSG). |
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== Career == |
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Patterson was named to the [[Senate of Canada]] by [[Stephen Harper]] on August 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ex-premier-patterson-named-nunavut-s-new-senator-1.799967|title=Ex-premier Patterson named Nunavut's new senator|publisher=CBC News|date=August 27, 2009|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> He represents [[Nunavut]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]. |
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⚫ | He served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories|Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories]] (MLA) for Frobisher Bay and [[Iqaluit]] from 1978 to 1995, as minister of education, justice and municipal affairs, and was chosen as the fifth [[premier of Northwest Territories]] in 1987, serving to 1991. He headed the campaign that led to the creation of [[Nunavut]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2009/08/28/harper_dubbed_patronage_king.html | location=Toronto | work=The Star | title=Harper dubbed 'patronage king' | first=Richard J. | last=Brennan | date=August 28, 2009 | access-date=2015-12-01}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Patterson 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Northern Property REIT Management and Trustees |url=http://www.npreit.com/about/management.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516143816/http://www.npreit.com/about/management.html |archive-date=2007-05-16 |access-date=2007-03-28}}</ref> |
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Patterson was named to the [[Senate of Canada]] by [[Stephen Harper]] on August 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ex-premier-patterson-named-nunavut-s-new-senator-1.799967|title=Ex-premier Patterson named Nunavut's new senator|publisher=CBC News|date=August 27, 2009|access-date=2015-12-01}}</ref> He represented [[Nunavut]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] until February 4, 2022, when he announced he would be leaving the Conservative Senators Group to join the [[Canadian Senators Group]] in protest over other Conservative members support of the "[[Canada convoy protest|Freedom Convoy]]" protests.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Neary|first=Derek|date=2022-02-04|title=Senator Patterson leaves Conservative caucus in protest: media report|url=https://www.nnsl.com/news/senator-patterson-leaves-conservative-caucus-in-protest-media-report/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=NNSL Media|language=en-CA}}</ref> Patterson retired from the Senate of Canada on December 29, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6934|title=Profile: The Hon. Dennis Glen Patterson, Senator|publisher=Library of Parliament|access-date=2024-04-25}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
== External links == |
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* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=6934}} |
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* [http://dpatterson.sencanada.ca/ Official site] |
* [http://dpatterson.sencanada.ca/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309204842/http://dpatterson.sencanada.ca/ |date=9 March 2014 }} |
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 28 April 2024
Dennis Patterson | |
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Deputy Leader of the Canadian Senators Group | |
In office March 21, 2022 – October 31, 2023 | |
Leader | Scott Tannas (acting) |
Preceded by | Josée Verner |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Patterson |
5th Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
In office November 12, 1987 – November 14, 1991 | |
Commissioner | |
Preceded by | Nick Sibbeston |
Succeeded by | Nellie Cournoyea |
Canadian Senator from Nunavut | |
In office August 27, 2009 – December 29, 2023 | |
Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
Appointed by | Michaëlle Jean |
Preceded by | Willie Adams |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit; 1983–1995) | |
In office October 1, 1979 – October 16, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | Ed Picco |
Personal details | |
Born | Dennis Glen Patterson December 30, 1948 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Political party | Canadian Senators Group |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (2009–2022) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Profession | Politician |
Dennis Glen Patterson (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was senator from Nunavut from 2009 until his retirement in 2023. He was the fifth premier of the Northwest Territories from 1987 to 1991. Patterson played a key role in the settlement of the Inuvialuit final agreement and the Nunavut final land claim agreement. Patterson was named to the Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, sitting as a Conservative until 2022, when he joined the Canadian Senators Group (CSG).
Career[edit]
He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories (MLA) for Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit from 1978 to 1995, as minister of education, justice and municipal affairs, and was chosen as the fifth premier of Northwest Territories in 1987, serving to 1991. He headed the campaign that led to the creation of Nunavut in 1999.[1]
Patterson 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.[2]
Patterson was named to the Senate of Canada by Stephen Harper on August 27, 2009.[3] He represented Nunavut as a Conservative until February 4, 2022, when he announced he would be leaving the Conservative Senators Group to join the Canadian Senators Group in protest over other Conservative members support of the "Freedom Convoy" protests.[4] Patterson retired from the Senate of Canada on December 29, 2023.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Brennan, Richard J. (28 August 2009). "Harper dubbed 'patronage king'". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Northern Property REIT Management and Trustees". Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
- ^ "Ex-premier Patterson named Nunavut's new senator". CBC News. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Neary, Derek (4 February 2022). "Senator Patterson leaves Conservative caucus in protest: media report". NNSL Media. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Profile: The Hon. Dennis Glen Patterson, Senator". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Dennis Patterson – Parliament of Canada biography
- Official site Archived 9 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- 1948 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
- Members of the United Church of Canada
- Politicians from Vancouver
- Premiers of the Northwest Territories
- Canadian senators from Nunavut
- Canadian Senators Group
- Conservative Party of Canada senators
- Canadian lawyers
- Lawyers in Nunavut
- People from Iqaluit