EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Randall L. Fewel, certify that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.;
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report.
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects, the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.
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| | 4. | The Registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Registrant and have:
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| | a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
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| | b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
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| | c) | disclosed in this report any change in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrants most recent
fiscal quarter (fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
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| | 5. | The Registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
Registrants auditors and the audit committee of Registrants board of directors:
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| | a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the Registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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| | b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrants internal control over
financial reporting.
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Date: May 14, 2007



By /s/ Randall L.
FewelRandall L. Fewel, President andChief Executive Officer


A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the
Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant to be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.