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Caroline Cochrane
Caroline Cochrane (formerly Caroline Cochrane-Johnson; born December 5, 1960) is a former Canadian politician, who served as the 13th premier of the Northwest Territories, from 2019 to 2023.[1] She is the second female premier of the Northwest Territories after Nellie Cournoyea, who served from 1991 to 1995.[2] Early life and careerCochrane was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, in 1960 and moved with her family to Yellowknife in 1963, where she grew up. She received a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University College of the Cariboo (now known as Thompson Rivers University or TRU) in Kamloops, British Columbia, in 1999.[3][4] In 2023 Cochrane was recognized as a distinguished alumni at TRU and was awarded for her public service.[5] She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election,[6] representing the electoral district of Range Lake. Prior to her election to the legislature, Cochrane was CEO of the Centre for Northern Families, a social-service agency administered by the Yellowknife Women's Society in Yellowknife.[7] In October 2019, Cochrane defeated three other candidates after three rounds of secret-ballot votes and was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories.[8] Following one term as premier and two terms as MLA, Cochrane announced her retirement from politics in September 2023 and announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2023 Northwest Territories general election.[9] References
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