Margaret Thom
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 |
| Preceded by | Gerald W. Kisoun (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 70–71)[1][2] Fort Providence, Northwest Territories |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Thom |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Counsellor |
Margaret M. Thom[3] ONWT (born 1951) is the commissioner of the Northwest Territories.[4] She previously served as the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from June 2, 2005, until October 2011.
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.[5]
Thom is a member of the NWT Education Hall of Fame and has been awarded the Territorial Wise Woman Award.[6]
Honours and Arms[edit]
Commonwealth Honours[edit]
- Commonwealth honours
| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
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 Canada |
2017–present | Dame of Justice of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Vice Prior of the Order in the Northwest Territories) | D.StJ |
| Canada |
2017–present | Order of the Northwest Territories | ONWT |
| Canada |
2012–present | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[7] |
Coat of Arms[edit]
Thom was granted a coat of arms through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Tina Marie Gargan, Melanie Georgette Thom-Gargan, Lee Maria Thom and Tamara Rosalie Thom-Field, on May 15, 2019.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Canadiana". April 1989.
- ^ https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM1188488&R=1188488
- ^ https://www.commissioner.gov.nt.ca/biography/
- ^ ORDERS IN COUNCIL
- ^ Margaret Thom perfect 'role model' fit for N.W.T. commissioner, leaders say
- ^ "PM names Margaret Thom as new commissioner of the NWT". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Recipients of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Thom, Margaret [Individual]". reg.gg.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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