Sam Gargan (politician)

Samuel Gargan[1] (born (1948-02-19)February 19, 1948) is a former long serving politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.

He would be returned by acclamation to a third term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election.

He ran for re-election to what would be his final term in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election.

In that election he was defeated by candidate Michael McLeod losing his seat and the Speakership.

In 2009, Gargan was chosen as Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations.