Roles

Below is information on all of the different roles Dennis Patterson has had while in the Legislative Assembly. Information includes committees they sat on (and they role held), Cabinet portfolios, and other roles in the Assembly.

MLA

District Assembly Start Date End Date
Frobisher Bay 9th Assembly 1979.10.01 1983.11.01
Iqaluit 10th Assembly 1983.11.21 1987.08.17
Iqaluit 11th Assembly 1987.10.05 1991.08.30
Iqaluit 12th Assembly 1991.10.15 1995.09.01

Offices

Start Date End Date
11th Assembly
Premier 1987.11.12 1991.11.14
Minister of Education 1987.11.13 1988.04.25
 
12th Assembly
Minister Without Portfolio 1991.11.14 1991.11.22
Minister of Safety and Public Services 1991.11.22 1992.07.09
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs 1991.11.22 1992.07.09
Minister of Justice 1991.11.22 1992.07.09
Minister Responsible for Workers' Compensation Board 1991.11.22 1992.11.27
Minister Responsible for the Status of Women 1992.06.22 1992.07.09
Minister of Social Services 1992.07.09 1992.11.27
Minister of Health 1992.07.09 1992.11.27
 

Candidacies

Type District Election Date Result
General Election Frobisher Bay 1979.10.01 Elected
General Election Iqaluit 1983.11.21 Re-Elected
General Election Iqaluit 1987.10.05 Acclaimed
General Election Iqaluit 1991.10.15 Re-Elected
* Please note that this information has been sourced from a variety of sources including the Assembly's published Session Indexes, news media, election reports and others. The Session Indexes were available digitally from 1999 until 2012, and are no longer produced.