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1st Nunavut Legislature

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1st Nunavut Legislature
Consensus parliament
Apr. 1, 1999 – Jan. 16, 2004
Parliament leaders
PremierPaul Okalik
Apr 1, 1999 - Nov 14, 2008
Members19 seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
CommissionerHelen Mamayaok Maksagak
April 1 1999 - April 1, 2000
Peter Irniq
April 1, 2000 - April 21, 2005
→ 2nd

The 1st Nunavut Legislature lasted from 1999 to 2004. The nineteen members were elected in the 1999 Nunavut general election held 15 February.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut runs on a consensus style government, members are elected as non-partisan and the assembly meets as a whole to elect a premier, the cabinet and the speaker. The premier hands out the cabinet jobs.

The cabinet is considered the government and the Regular members are considered the opposition. The make up of the assembly acts as a minority parliament. The cabinet must gain the support of the regular members in order to pass bills. Traditionally the cabinet votes as a block known as cabinet solidarity.

Cabinet ministers

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Cabinet ministers
District Member Position
Iqaluit West Paul Okalik Premier
Minister of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Minister of Justice
Cambridge Bay Kelvin Ng Minister of Finance
Minister of Human Resources
Government House Leader
Nanulik James Arvaluk Minister of Education1
Iqaluit East Ed Picco Minister of Health and Social Services
Minister of Nunavut Power Corporation
Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove Manitok Thompson Minister of Public Works, Telecommunications and Technical Services

Minister of Education2

Pangnirtung Peter Kilabuk Minister of Sustainable Development
Kugluktuk Donald Havioyak Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth
Minister responsible for the status of women.
  1. James Arvaluk was removed from the cabinet in 2003 after being charged with assault.
  2. Manitok Thompson took over as Minister of Education from 2003 to 2004

Speaker

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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
District Member Years as speaker
Quttiktuq Levi Barnabas1 1999 - 2000
Arviat Kevin O'Brien 2000 - 2004
  1. Levi Barnabas was convicted of Sexual Assault in 2000

Members

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Members elected in the 1999 general election
District Member First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Akulliq Ovide Alakannuark 1999 1st term
  Amittuq Enoki Irqittuq 1999 1st term
  Arviat Kevin O'Brien 1995 2nd term
  Baker Lake Glenn McLean 1999 1st term
  Cambridge Bay Kelvin Ng 1993 3rd term
  Hudson Bay Peter Kattuk 1999 1st term
  Iqaluit Centre Hunter Tootoo 1999 1st term
  Iqaluit East Ed Picco 1995 2nd term
  Iqaluit West Paul Okalik 1999 1st term
  Kugluktuk Donald Havioyak 1999 1st term
  Nanulik James Arvaluk 1991,[a] 1999 2nd term*
  Patterk Netser (2003) 2003 1st term
  Nattilik Uriash Puqiqnak 1999 1st term
  Pangnirtung Peter Kilabuk 1999 1st term
  Quttiktuq Levi Barnabas 1995 2nd term
  Rebekah Williams (2000) 2000 1st term
  Rankin Inlet North Jack Anawak 1999 1st term
  Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove Manitok Thompson 1995 3rd term
  South Baffin Olayuk Akesuk 1999 1st term
  Tununiq Jobie Nutarak 1999 1st term
  Uqqummiut David Iqaqrialu 1999 1st term

By-election

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Members elected in by-elections
District Member Date Reason
Quttiktuq Rebekah Williams December 4, 2000 Resignation of Levi Barnabas
Nanulik Patterk Netser September 2, 2003 Resignation of James Arvaluk

Notes

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  1. ^ Aivilik (NWT)

References

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  1. ^ "Nunavut - Canadian Confederation". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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