Paul Delorey was elected to the 14th Legislative Assembly as the Member for Hay River North on December 6th, 1999, acclaimed to the 15th Legislative Assembly for a second term in office on October 31, 2003, and re-elected for a third term to the 16th Legislative Assembly on October 1, 2007.

During his tenure in the 14th Legislative Assembly, Mr. Delorey was a Member of the Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development, the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight and served as the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole. In addition, he was a member of the Special Committee on the Implementation of Self-Government and the Sunset Clause.

During the 15th Legislative Assembly, Mr. Delorey served as the Honourable Speaker and as the Chair of the Board of Management. He also served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight, the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedure and Chaired the Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development.

Prior to his first term in office, Mr. Delorey worked as a locomotive engineer for Raillink Canada. Mr. Delorey was born in Guysborough, N.S., the second youngest child in a family of 13. He moved to Hay River in 1968 and, two years later, began work for Canadian National Railway as a trainperson before advancing to locomotive engineer.

Mr. Delorey has an extensive history of volunteerism and community service. He has been an active member of the Knights of Columbus for 24 years and has held many executive positions including District Deputy for the Northwest Territories for four years. He was the local representative for the United Transportation Union for 10 years and sat on the Hay River Recreation Board for two years.

An avid curler, Mr. Delorey represented the NWT/Yukon at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in 1987 and represented Canada in the Strathcona Cup Championships in Scotland in 1998. He coached junior curling for 22 years as 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. Mr. Delorey is presently a member of the Governor General's Curling Club of Canada.

Mr. Delorey and his wife Davida have four children: Michelle, Monique, D'arcy, and Katrina. They are also the proud grandparents to four grandchildren.