Paul Okalik
Overview
Paul Okalik MLA
(Inuktitut syllabics
: ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, pronounced ˈukælɪk) (born May 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk
member called to the Nunavut Bar, the first Premier of Nunavut and the only multi-term premier of a Canadian territory
.
On November 4, 2010, he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
. Okalik represented the electoral district of Iqaluit West in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut until April 6, 2011 when he announced he would be resigning in order to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of Nunavut
in the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Okalik was born on May 26, 1964, in Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), the youngest of ten children born to Auyaluk and Annie Okalik.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
(Inuktitut syllabics
Inuktitut syllabics
Inuktitut syllabics is a writing system used by the Inuit in Nunavut and in Nunavik, Quebec...
: ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, pronounced ˈukælɪk) (born May 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
member called to the Nunavut Bar, the first Premier of Nunavut and the only multi-term premier of a Canadian territory
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
.
On November 4, 2010, he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the presiding officer of the territorial legislature. Since 1999 the position has been elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly using a secret ballot. -List of speakers:...
. Okalik represented the electoral district of Iqaluit West in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut until April 6, 2011 when he announced he would be resigning in order to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of Nunavut
Nunavut (electoral district)
Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Nunatsiaq, its predecessor that covered the same area, was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979...
in the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Okalik was born on May 26, 1964, in Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), the youngest of ten children born to Auyaluk and Annie Okalik.
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