Diane Archie

Diane Archie, formerly Diane Thom,^[1] is a Canadian politician in the Northwest Territories. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the current Deputy Premier of the Northwest Territories.

Diane Archie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office October 1, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Preceded by	Alfred Moses
Succeeded by	Denny Rodgers
Constituency	Inuvik Boot Lake
Member of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
In office October 24, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Personal details
Political party	non-partisan consensus government
Residence(s)	Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Career

Archie was first elected in the 2019 election.^[2] She represents the electoral district of Inuvik Boot Lake, and she was elected to territorial cabinet by her member colleagues on October 24, 2019.^[3] She was appointed Deputy Premier, as well as Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, and Minister Responsible for People with Disabilities.^[4]

Election results

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election: Inuvik Boot Lake
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Denny Rodgers	210	42.51
	Diane Archie (I.C.)	152	30.77
	Sallie Ross	132	26.72
Total votes		494

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election: Inuvik Boot Lake
	Candidate	Votes
	Diane Thom	239
	Eugene Rees	179
	Desmond Loreen	94
	Jimmy Kalinek	47

References

1. Bowling, Eric (July 17, 2020). "Integrity Commissioner dismisses complaint against Premier Caroline Cochrane and deputy premier Diane Thom". NNSL Media. Retrieved July 29, 2021. On her Facebook page, which she has renamed to Diane Archie, Thom wrote a statement apologizing for the entire incident.
2. Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
3. Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
4. Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.