UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~September~~January 2731, ~~2004~~2005

~~Gas~~GAS ~~Transmission~~TRANSMISSION ~~Northwest~~NORTHWEST ~~Corporation~~CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California		0-25842		94-~~21354481512922~~1512922
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1400 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 Portland, OR		97201
1400 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 Portland, Oregon		97201
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 833-4000

~~Not~~[NOT ~~Applicable~~APPLICABLE]

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

~~(b)~~ On ~~September~~January 2731, ~~2004~~2005, ~~Robert~~Peter TG. ~~Howard~~Lund resigned his ~~position~~positions as a Director and Vice -President of ~~Pipeline Operations of~~ Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation. Mr(GTNC). ~~Howard also served on the Disclosure Assessment Committee.~~

~~(d)~~Jeff ~~Effective~~R. ~~September~~Rush was ~~27,~~appointed ~~2004,~~as the ~~sole~~General ~~shareholder~~Manager ~~elected~~and ~~Peter~~a ~~G. Lund,~~ Vice -President ~~and~~of ~~Acting~~GTNC ~~General Manager, to serve~~ as aof ~~director~~February ~~for~~1, ~~Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation~~2005. Mr. ~~Lund~~Rush ~~will~~comes ~~continue~~from ~~to be a member of~~ the ~~Disclosure~~role ~~Assessment Committee and will also be the Acting General Manager responsible for all aspects~~ of ~~the Company’s business including the Gas Transmission Northwest and the North Baja Pipeline systems. Mr. Lund has been the~~ Vice -President, ofGas ~~Pipeline Marketing and~~ Development West, for ~~the~~TransCanada ~~Company~~PipeLines ~~since June 1995~~Limited. In that role, he ~~has~~was ~~been~~ responsible for ~~all~~business development ~~commercial aspects~~ of ~~the~~natural ~~Company’s~~gas pipeline ~~businesses, including~~opportunities ~~customer~~in ~~service,~~western ~~marketing,~~North ~~transportation, gas control, business analysis and business development~~America. ~~Mr.~~His ~~Lund~~role ~~holds~~included aresponsibility ~~Bachelor~~for ofinvestment ~~Arts~~ in ~~Geology~~the ~~from~~Mackenzie ~~Colorado~~Valley ~~College~~pipeline inproject. ~~Colorado~~Mr. ~~Springs,~~Rush COwas ~~and~~also a ~~Master~~Director and President of ~~Science~~TransCanada inPipeline ~~Mineral~~Ventures ~~Economics~~Ltd., ~~from~~which ~~the~~owns ~~University~~several ofunregulated ~~Arizona~~gas intransmission ~~Tucson,~~pipeline ~~Arizona~~systems in Alberta.

Mr. ~~Lund~~Rush is a ~~member~~graduate of ~~the board~~McMaster ~~and~~University ~~past~~in ~~chairman~~Hamilton, ofOntario ~~the~~in ~~Western~~1980 ~~Energy~~with ~~Institute,~~ a ~~member~~Bachelor of ~~the~~Arts ~~board~~degree. ~~and~~He ~~former~~also ~~president~~earned ofa ~~the~~Masters ~~Northwest~~Degree ~~Gas~~in ~~Association,~~Business ~~and~~Administration afrom ~~former~~the ~~member~~University of ~~the~~Strathclyde ~~management~~in ~~committee~~Glasgow, ofScotland ~~Iroquois~~in ~~Gas Transmission System~~1998.

Richard H. Leehr and Ronald J. Turner continue to serve as Directors for GTNC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 30, 2004	By:	/s/ P. Chrisman Iribe
	GAS TRANSMISSION NORTHWEST CORPORATION
		P. Chrisman Iribe
Date: February 4, 2005	By:	/s/ Russell K. Girling
		President
	Name:	Russell K. Girling
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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