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Margaret Thom
DStJ ONWT
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| Commissioner of the Northwest Territories | |
| In office September 18, 2017 – May 14, 2024 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Premier | Bob McLeod Caroline Cochrane R.J. Simpson |
| Preceded by | Gerald W. Kisoun (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gerald W. Kisoun |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Fort Providence, Northwest Territories |
| Spouse | Jim Thom |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Counsellor |
Margaret M. Thom DStJ (born 1951) was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories. She previously served as the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from June 2, 2005, until October 2011. In June 2022 she was appointed to a second term.
Thom was born and raised in Fort Providence in an Indigenous family and worked a number of jobs before enrolling in a counselling program at Aurora College during the 1990s, subsequently becoming a counsellor at Deh Gáh School in Fort Providence.
Thom is a member of the NWT Education Hall of Fame and has been awarded the Territorial Wise Woman Award.
Honours and Arms
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- Appointments
| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
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 Canada |
2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | |
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2017 | Dame of Justice of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Vice Prior of the Order in the Northwest Territories) | D.StJ |
 Northwest Territories |
2017 | Order of the Northwest Territories | ONWT |
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2024 | King Charles III Coronation Medal |
Coat of arms
Thom was granted a coat of arms through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Tina Marie Gargan, Melanie Georgette Thom-Gargan, Lee Maria Thom and Tamara Rosalie Thom-Field, on May 15, 2019.
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