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

Inuvik Twin Lakes
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
(867) 767-9143
Extension
12195
Constituency Office

198 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 123
Inuvik NT X0E 0T0
Canada

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

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 517-19(2): Committee Report 52-19(2): Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly - Removal of Member from Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

To the motion. Member for Nunakput.

Committee Motion 533-19(2): Committee Report 75-19(2), Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No 2, Quorum, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

Member for Nunakput.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Mr. Speaker, your committee was very busy this week, and it's been an honour to chair your committee. Your committee has been considering Bill 80, Tabled Document 97319(2), Tabled Document 97419(2), Committee Report 5219(2), and Committee Report 7519(2). And I would like to report progress with 34 motions carried and that Committee Report 5219(2) and Committee Report 7519(2) are concluded and that Bill 80 is ready for third reading and that consideration of Tabled Document 973 and 974 is concluded and the House concur on those estimates and that AN appropriation bill be based thereon be...

Committee Motion 513-19(2): Tabled Document 973-19(2), Capital Estimates 2024-2025, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Thank you. Committee, do you agree that sorry, are there any other further comments? Do you agree that you've concluded consideration of Tabled Document 97419(2), Supplementary Estimates (operations Expenditures), No. 3, 20232024?

Committee Motion 519-19(2): Committee Report 52-19(2): Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Committee Review of a Bill – Not Ready to Proceed, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

Member for Nunakput.

Committee Motion 525-19(2): Committee Report 75-19(2), Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No. 2: Intergovernmental Council Legislative Development Protocol, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Committee Motion 540-19(2): Committee Report 75-19(2), Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No 2, Point of Privilege, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

Member for Nunakput.

Committee Motion 512-19(2): Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act – amend Clause One, Defeated
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife North.

Committee Motion 517-19(2): Committee Report 52-19(2): Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly - Removal of Member from Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Hay River North.

Committee Motion 532-19(2): Committee Report 75-19(2), Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No 2, Board of Management, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

Member for Nunakput.