Premier of Nunavut
Premier of Nunavut | |
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ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ Hivuliqti Nunavunmi Premier ministre du Nunavut | |
Office of the Premier | |
Style |
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Status | Commissioner of Nunavut with the confidence of the Nunavut Legislature |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the legislative assembly |
Formation | 1 April 1999 |
First holder | Paul Okalik |
Deputy | Deputy premier of Nunavut |
Website | Office of the Premier |
The premier of Nunavut (
Unlike most other premiers who are officially appointed by a
History
The territory's first premier, Paul Okalik, was elected after the 1999 general elections. He was re-elected to a second term after the 2004 general elections.[3] Although Okalik was re-elected to a third term after the 2008 general elections in the Iqaluit West riding, he was defeated by newly elected MLA Eva Aariak in the premiership vote on November 14.[4] On 15 November, 2013, Peter Taptuna beat out Okalik and Paul Quassa for the position of premier.[5] Quassa was elected in 2017 but lost a confidence vote in 2018 which lead to the election of Joe Savikataaq. P.J. Akeeagok was selected to become premier in the Nunavut Leadership Forum on November 17, 2021 defeating Savikataaq.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Frequently Asked Questions
- ^ The Role of the Commissioner of Nunavut
- ^ "Constituency Profiles". CBC. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Nunavut names new premier" Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, The Globe and Mail, November 14, 2008.
- ^ MLAs choose Peter Taptuna to serve as Nunavut premier
- ^ "'That boy is going to be premier one day': Meet Nunavut's P.J. Akeeagok". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Trevor Knight, "MLA candidates on the issues: P.J. Akeeagok, Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu". Northern News Services, October 21, 2021.