Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Nancy Karetak-Lindell ᓇᓐᓰ ᑲᕆᑕᒃ-ᓕᓐᑎᓪ | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Nunavut | |
| In office June 2, 1997 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Anawak |
| Succeeded by | Leona Aglukkaq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1957 Arviat, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | widowed - Jon Lindell (died 1998) |
| Residence(s) | Arviat, Nunavut |
| Profession | Aviation employee, financial comptroller |
Nancy Karetak-Lindell (born December 10, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. Previously she was a financial comptroller and municipal councillor in Arviat, Karetak-Lindell ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal candidate in the 1997 federal election in the riding of Nunavut. She was re-elected easily in the 2000 and 2004 elections.[1]
She was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources in 2003.[1] She also served as the chair and vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,[1] a member of the Liaison Committee,[1] an associate member of both the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage[2] and the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.[3]
Karetak-Lindell retained her seat in the 2006 federal election, but later announced she would not seek re-election in the 2008 election.[4] Her decision to step down was to spend more time with her family and to take care of her elderly parents.[4]
She was born in Arviat, Northwest Territories, now Nunavut,[1] and is of mixed Icelandic and Inuit descent. She is a single mother of four sons (Jackson, Amauyaq, KV and Nooks). She was director of the Jane Glassco Arctic Fellowship Program from 2009 until 2012.[5]
Karetak-Lindell was appointed to the board of directors of Northwestel, the incumbent telecom company for Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.[5]
She later volunteered on the board of directors of the Katimavik youth volunteer program for several years.[vague][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Nancy Karetak-Lindell". ParlInfo. Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007.
- ^ "Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007.
- ^ a b "It's my last term as MP, Nancy Karetak-Lindell says". Nunatsiaq News. December 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
- ^ a b "Former MP Joins Northwestel Board of Directors" (Press release). Northwestel Inc. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Katimavik-OPCAN". Archived from the original on December 15, 2009.
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