Lesa Semmler

Member Inuvik Twin Lakes

Minister of Health and Social Services
Minister Responsible for the Status of Women 

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

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's Office
Email
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Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 318-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Finance – Deferral of Department, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? Motion is carried.

Carried

Thank you, committee. Is the committee prepared to move on to the next item?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you. Minister of Finance.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you, Members. Please return now to the department summary found on page 32, Finance, 20232024 Capital Estimates, $16,118,000. Member for Kam Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 72319(2), Committee Report 3419(2), Bill 58, Bill 59, and would like to report progress with four motions carried and that Committee Report 3419(2) is concluded. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Question 1248-19(2): Business Incentive Policy
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm just wondering if and, you know, if the Minister you know, I haven't had this conversation with her but if she can get back or commit to following up if there same as with the BIP content, if they are not following through and they are not using local contractors and they are not you know, if we give contracts to certain organizations, you know, that we hold them accountable, that they do what they say they're going to do, and that if they don't, you know, they go on this deemed ineligible to bid on tenders. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you Minister.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you. Minister of Finance.

Committee Motion 321-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Ombud – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Committee Report 3419(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 20202021 Annual Report from the Ombud. Member for Kam Lake.