Rebecca Alty
Rebecca Alty | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Gary Anandasangaree |
| Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Michael McLeod |
| 15th Mayor of Yellowknife | |
| In office October 18, 2018 – April 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Heyck |
| Succeeded by | Ben Hendriksen |
| Yellowknife City Councillor | |
| In office 2012–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology University of Calgary |
Rebecca Alty is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Alty was elected to the House of Commons during the 2025 Canadian federal election and serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Northwest Territories. Alty was the 15th mayor of Yellowknife from 2018 to 2025 and a city councillor for 2012 to 2018.[1]
Federal politics
[edit]On May 13, 2025, Alty was became Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations in Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet.[2] Alty became the first federal minister from the Northwest Territories since 2006 and the first full cabinet minister with a porfolio ever to be from the Northwest Territories.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Blake, Emily; Williams, Ollie (April 29, 2025). "Rebecca Alty victorious in Northwest Territories". Cabin Radio. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ a b Williams, Ollie (May 13, 2025). "Rebecca Alty becomes NWT's first federal minister since 2006". Cabin Radio. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Pressman, Natalie (May 13, 2025). "N.W.T. MP Rebecca Alty in cabinet should make 'big difference,' some northerners say". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
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