David Krutko
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David Krutko is a retired territorial level politician in Northern Canada and a former speaker of the Northwest Territories legislature.
Krutko was first elected to the Northwest Territories legislature in the 1995 general election
. He defeated former Premier Richard Nerysoo
in an upset victory. He was re-elected in the 1999 general election
, winning in a landslide with 75% of the vote. He was subsequently re-elected by acclamation in the 2003 general election
.
After being re-elected to his third term in office he was elected speaker on December 11, 2003 after Tony Whitford
was appointed commissioner. He resigned as Speaker on June 1, 2004 when he was appointed to the cabinet replacing Henry Zoe
who had been voted out by the legislature in a vote of no confidence. He was appointed as the Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation and the Minister of Public Works and Services as well as the Minister Responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board.
Krutko was re-elected to a fourth term in the 2007 general election
with 50.5% of the vote. However, he retired at the 2011 general election
.
Krutko was first elected to the Northwest Territories legislature in the 1995 general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1995
The Northwest Territories general election, 1995 was the 18th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on October 16, 1995. This was the last election before the Northwest Territories was split in two with the creation of Nunavut.The big issue this election was...
. He defeated former Premier Richard Nerysoo
Richard Nerysoo
Richard Nerysoo is a territorial level politician from Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada. He was a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 to 1995 and briefly served as the third Premier and Speaker of the territories....
in an upset victory. He was re-elected in the 1999 general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1999
The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on December 6, 1999, and was the 19th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories...
, winning in a landslide with 75% of the vote. He was subsequently re-elected by acclamation in the 2003 general election
Northwest Territories general election, 2003
The Northwest Territories general election, 2003 was the 20th general election in the Canadian territory's history, conducted on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.The election was called on October 27...
.
After being re-elected to his third term in office he was elected speaker on December 11, 2003 after Tony Whitford
Tony Whitford
Anthony Wilfred James "Tony" Whitford is a retired politician and former Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.Whitford was born and raised in the Northwest Territories, in the small town of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, at the time the capital of the NWT...
was appointed commissioner. He resigned as Speaker on June 1, 2004 when he was appointed to the cabinet replacing Henry Zoe
Henry Zoe
-Political career:Zoe was first elected to the Northwest Legislature in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election in the North Slave riding. He ran for re-election in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election defeating 2 other candidates to win his second term in office. Zoe did run...
who had been voted out by the legislature in a vote of no confidence. He was appointed as the Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation and the Minister of Public Works and Services as well as the Minister Responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board.
Krutko was re-elected to a fourth term in the 2007 general election
Northwest Territories general election, 2007
The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. It was the 21st in the history of the territory. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.The election was called on...
with 50.5% of the vote. However, he retired at the 2011 general election
Northwest Territories general election, 2011
The 2011 Northwest Territories general election, the 22nd in its history, took place on October 3, 2011. Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system....
.