Paul Delorey

Paul Alfred Delorey (May 3, 1949 – January 1, 2021)^[1] was a Canadian curler, territorial level politician, and speaker of the Northwest Territories (NWT) Legislature.^[2]

Paul Delorey
12th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office June 1, 2004 – October 3, 2011
Preceded by	David Krutko
Succeeded by	Jackie Jacobson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for Hay River North
In office December 6, 1999 – October 3, 2011
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Robert Bouchard
Personal details
Born	Paul Alfred Delorey (1949-05-03)May 3, 1949 Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	January 1, 2021(2021-01-01) (aged 71)
Political party	Consensus government
Occupation	curler

Curling

Delorey was an avid curler. He represented the NWT/Yukon at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in 1987. In 1994, Team Paul Delorey finished in fifth place at the Canadian North Arctic Briar.^[3]

He was on Team Canada in the Strathcona Cup Championships in Scotland in 1998. He has coached junior curling for 22 years and was a fully qualified Level 2 coach. He also served as a director on the NWT Curling Association Board for three years and as the president of the Hay River Curling Club for five years. Delorey was a member of the Governor General's Curling Club of Canada.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

Delorey was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the new electoral district of Hay River North for the 1999 Northwest Territories general election. He was re-elected to his second term by acclamation in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election. Delorey was elected to be the Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature on June 1, 2004.^[4] He was re-elected in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election.