Executive Council of the Northwest Territories

The Executive Council of the Northwest Territories or cabinet consists of six Ministers and a Premier elected by the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.

Ministers at present are as follows (current as of October 2014):

Portfolio	Minister
Premier Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Minister Responsible for Women and Minister Responsible for New Energy Initiatives	Bob McLeod
Deputy Premier Minister of Education, Culture and Employment and Minister Responsible for Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission	Jackson Lafferty
Minister of Finance Chairman of the Financial Management Board Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation	J. Michael Miltenberger
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Minister Responsible for Homelessness and Minister Responsible for Youth	Robert C. McLeod
Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Minister of Justice and Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board	David Ramsay
Minister of Health and Social Services Minister Responsible for Seniors and Minister Responsible for Persons with Diabilities	Glen Abernethy
Minister of Transportation Minister of Human Resources and Minister of Public Works and Services	Tom Beaulieu

Former Ministers

• Tom Butters - Minister of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation 1989-1991