Premier Floyd K. Roland - Biography
Born on November 23, 1961, Mr. Roland received his high school education at Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik. After high school he studied Auto Mechanics at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton.
Mr. Roland was first elected to the Legislative Assembly on October 16, 1995. He was re-elected to represent the Inuvik Boot Lake constituency in the 14th Legislative Assembly on December 6, 1999, and again on November 4, 2003 in the 15th Legislative Assembly. On October 1, 2007 the Inuvik Boot Lake electorate supported Mr. Roland for a fourth consecutive term as a Member of the 16th Legislative Assembly and on October 18, 2007 he was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories.
During his tenure as a Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly, Mr. Roland served as Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, Chair of the Financial Management Board, Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister of Public Works and Services, Minister of Human Resources, and Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board.
As a Member of the 14th Assembly, Mr. Roland served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development, and also as Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight. During the 13th Assembly, Mr. Roland served on the Standing Committee on Social Programs, and as Minister of Health and Social Services, and Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation.
Mr. Roland served on the Inuvik Town Council for three years, including a term as the Deputy Mayor from 1994 to 1995. He was Chairman of the Inuvik Hunters and Trappers Committee from June 1994 to October 1995, and President of the Western Arctic Tourism Association. Mr. Roland has been actively involved with hockey in Inuvik, both as a minor league coach and as a player.
Mr. Roland and his wife Shawna have five sons, Austin, Justin, Quincey, Samuel, Mitchell and one daughter, Courtney.
