Vince Steen

Vince Steen (June 17, 1941 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories – February 3, 2007) was a politician. He served as a municipal councilor of Tuktoyaktuk and later became mayor. Afterwards he was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Prior to politics he was also civil servant, heavy equipment operator and a licensed watercraft operator.

Early life and education Steen was born in 1941 in Aklavik in the Mackenzie Delta region of the Northwest Territories. He lived his whole life in northern Canada.

Legislative Assembly Steen was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election.

At the beginning of his second term in office, he was appointed to the cabinet by Premier Stephen Kakfwi. He was given the portfolios of Minister of Public Works and Services, as well as the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. He also pushed for territorial funding to help train municipalities to better govern themselves.

Steen ran for a third term in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election. He was defeated by Calvin Pokiak in an upset victory. He lost the riding by 27 votes, a margin of five percent. He died eight months later from the disease on February 3, 2007 in Inuvik Hospital.