Lesa Semmler

Member Inuvik Twin Lakes

Minister of Health and Social Services

Lesa Semmler currently serves as the Member representing Inuvik Twin Lakes in the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, having been re-elected to the position. Born in Yellowknife, NT, and raised in Inuvik, where she still resides, Ms. Semmler has deep roots in the Northwest Territories. 

A Registered Nurse, Ms. Semmler graduated from the Aurora College Northern Nursing Program in 2000 and earned her Community Health Nurse Certification from the Canadian Nurses Association in 2008. With 15 years of frontline nursing experience at the Inuvik Regional Hospital, she focused on Acute Care, Homecare, and Public Health. Her career also included roles as the Manager of Acute Care Services and eventually the Regional Manager of Acute Care Services under the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority. Notably, she served as the Inuvialuit Health System Navigator at the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, assisting Inuvialuit Beneficiaries in navigating the healthcare system. 

Beyond her healthcare career, Ms. Semmler has actively contributed to education and community service. She served on the Inuvik District Education Authority, assuming the role of Chair from 2015 to 2018, and chaired the Beaufort Delta Education Council. Ms. Semmler participated in various working groups at the territorial and national levels, including the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Board and the Inuit Midwifery Revitalization. Her commitment to social justice is evident in her voluntary work as a member of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Family Advisory Circle, where she worked to ensure northern voices were heard and represented. Lesa Semmler's life and career reflect her passion for healthcare, education, and advocating for the well-being of her community.

Inuvik Twin Lakes Electoral District

Committees

Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
(867) 767-9143
Constituency Office

125 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 203
Inuvik NT X0E 0T0
Canada

P.O. Box
3130
Constituency Phone
867-678-2429
Minister
Email
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Minister of Health and Social Services

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 32-19(2): Committee Report 2-19(2) – Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT – Digital Communications Plan and Internet Access, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Member for Yellowknife North.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Minister of Justice.

Committee Motion 21-19(2): Committee Report 1-19(2) – Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Committee Motion 29-19(2): Committee Report 2-19(2) – Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT – Emergency Response Legislative Framework, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife Centre. To the motion. Member for Frame Lake.

Member's Statement on Impacts of COVID-19 on Seniors
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you. We must remember that they need to socialize. They need to be informed in ways that they can understand. They did not grow up in a world of technology. Heck, some of them never had power or running water, let alone a computer or a smartphone. Moving forward, we need to make sure that, when we do make decisions, we are making decisions for all Northwest Territories residents, and we are providing material in more than one piece of information in our mailboxes so that they can be part of this Northwest Territories as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Please turn to page 3 if you have the bill. Clause 1, does committee agree?

Committee MOTION 25-19(2): Committee Report 3-19(2) – Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT – Advancing Universal Child Care, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Committee Motion 32-19(2): Committee Report 2-19(2) – Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT – Digital Communications Plan and Internet Access, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Member. The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife North.

Committee Motion 20-19(2): Committee Report 1-19(2) – Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT – Broadband Internet Connectivity, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. The motion is in order. To the motion.