Margaret Thom
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Margaret M. Thom DStJ[1] ONWT (born 1951[citation needed]) is the commissioner of the Northwest Territories.[2] She previously served as the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from June 2, 2005, until October 2011. In June 2022 she was appointed to a second term.[3]
Quick Facts Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Prime Minister ...
Margaret Thom | |
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Commissioner of the Northwest Territories | |
Assumed office September 18, 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Premier | Bob McLeod Caroline Cochrane R.J. Simpson |
Preceded by | Gerald W. Kisoun (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73)[citation needed] Fort Providence, Northwest Territories |
Spouse | Jim Thom |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Counsellor |
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Thom was born and raised in Fort Providence in an Indigenous family and worked a number of jobs before enrolling in a counselling program at Aurora College during the 1990s, subsequently becoming a counsellor at Deh Gáh School in Fort Providence.[4]
Thom is a member of the NWT Education Hall of Fame and has been awarded the Territorial Wise Woman Award.[5]