Nunatsiavut Assembly
Nunatsiavut Assembly Nunatsiavut katimajitsuangit | |
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| Leadership | |
President | |
First Minister | Kate Mitchell, non-partisan consensus government since 2014 |
Speaker of the Nunatsiavut Assembly | |
| Seats | 18 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nunatsiavut Assembly Building, Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nunatsiavut.com/government/nunatsiavut-assembly/ | |
The Nunatsiavut Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Nunatsiavut, Canada.
Electoral system
The Nunatsiavut Assembly consists of 10 ordinary members (6 for Nunatsiavut and 4 for its diaspora), the president of Nunatsiavut and the heads of the Inuit Community governments and corporations. Nain, Canada and Upper Lake Melville are each represented by 2 members while Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet are each represented by 1 member. Only Inuit residents of each constituency can vote in Nunatsiavut's elections (Inuit make up 88% of Nunatsiavut's population) while minorities are represented in municipal councils which each have a non-Inuit member to promote minority interests. Nunatsiavut does not use a party system.
Current members
| Riding | Member |
|---|---|
| Nunatsiavut | |
| Hopedale | Greg Flowers |
| Makkovik | Kate Mitchell |
| Nain | Sean Lyall Richard Pamak |
| Postville | Tyler Edmunds |
| Rigolet | Darryl Shiwak |
| Other areas | |
| Canada | Patricia Ford Vacant |
| Upper Lake Melville | Roy Blake Patricia Kemuksigak |
Additional members
The President of Nunatsiavut also serves on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The holder of this role since 2016 is Johannes Lampe.
Inuit Community Government heads
The heads of the Inuit Community governments (official title is "AngajukKâk", serve a similar role as a Mayor) also serve in the assembly.
| Inuit Community Government | Member |
|---|---|
| AngajukKâk for Hopedale | Majorie Flowers |
| AngajukKâk for Makkovik | Herb Jacque |
| AngajukKâk for Nain | Joe Dicker |
| AngajukKâk for Postville | Diane Gear |
| AngajukKâk for Rigolet | Jack Shiwak |
Additionally, the chairperson of the NunaKatiget Community Corporation and the chairperson of the Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation serve on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The 2 corporations represent the Inuit of Upper Lake Melville (Sivunivut represents North West River while NunaKatiget represents Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Mud Lake).
| Corporation | Chairperson |
|---|---|
| NunaKatiget Community Corporation | Gary Mitchell |
| Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation | Trudy Mesher-Barkman |
Executive Council
| Portfolio | Minister | District |
|---|---|---|
| First Minister | Kate Mitchell | Makkovik |
| Education & Economic Development | Patricia Kemuksigak | Upper Lake Melville |
| Health & Social Development | Greg Flowers | Hopedale |
| Lands & Natural Resources Finance[2] Human Resources & Information Technology |
Darryl Shiwak | Rigolet |
| Culture, Recreation & Tourism | Sean Lyall | Nain |
References
- ^ Frank Andersen. "Browse Happy Nunatsiavut Government". nunatsiavut.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ Bert Pomeroy. "Browse Happy Nunatsiavut Government". nunatsiavut.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
External links
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