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The Legislative Building of Nunavut in 2010

This is a list of assemblies of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, the legislature of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, since its creation as a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999.[1] The first legislative assembly of Nunavut was formed in 1999, after the 1999 Nunavut general election.[1] The Nunavut territorial legislature uses a consensus government system without political parties, and the premier is chosen by and from the members of the assembly.[2][3]

List of Parliaments

Assembly
Sessions 		Election From
To[4] 		Premier Speaker
1st Assembly 1st general April 1, 1999[1]
2004[2] 		Paul Okalik[5] Levi Barnabas (1999–2000)
Kevin O'Brien (2000–2004)
2nd Assembly 2nd general 2004[2]
2008[6] 		Paul Okalik[5] Jobie Nutarak (2004–2006)
Peter Kilabuk (2006–2008)
3rd Assembly 3rd general 2008[6]
2013[6] 		Eva Aariak[5] James Arreak (2008–2010)
Paul Okalik (2010–2011)
Hunter Tootoo (2011–2013)
4th Assembly 4th general 2013[6]
2017[7] 		Peter Taptuna[5] George Qulaut
5th Assembly 5th general 2017[7]
Paul Quassa[5] (Nov. 21, 2017–June 14, 2018)
Joe Savikataaq[5] (June 14, 2018–)
 Joe Enook (Nov. 21, 2017–March 29, 2019)[8]
Simeon Mikkungwak(May 28, 2019–)[9]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c "History of the Legislative Assembly". Legislature of the Northwest Territories. 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c White, Graham (October 2004). "Traditional Aboriginal Values in a Third Millennium Legislature: The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Consensus Government". Legislature of Nunavut. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. ^ From the day that the writs were returned to the day that the legislature was dissolved.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Premiers of Nunavut". The Canadian Encyclopedia. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "2 seats tied, Eva Aariak loses in Nunavut election". CBC. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Nunavut election 2017: eight incumbents lose their seats". Nunatsiaq News. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ^ George, Jane (31 March 2019). "Nunavummiut mourn Joe Enook, Nunavut MLA, speaker of the legislature". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Simeon Mikkungwak named Speaker of Nunavut Legislative Assembly". CBC. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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