1st Nunavut Legislature explained

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Type:Consensus
Members:19
Jurisdiction:NU
Status:inactive
Pm:Paul Okalik
Viceroy:Helen Mamayaok Maksagak
Peter Irniq

The 1st Nunavut Legislature lasted from 1999 to 2004. The nineteen members were elected in the 1999 Nunavut general election held 15 February.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut runs on a consensus style government, members are elected as non-partisan and the assembly meets as a whole to elect a premier, the cabinet and the speaker. The premier hands out the cabinet jobs.

The cabinet is considered the government and the Regular members are considered the opposition. The make up of the assembly acts as a minority parliament. The cabinet must gain the support of the regular members in order to pass bills. Traditionally the cabinet votes as a block known as cabinet solidarity.

Cabinet ministers

Cabinet ministers
DistrictMemberPosition
Iqaluit WestPaul OkalikPremier
Minister of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Minister of Justice
Cambridge BayKelvin NgMinister of Finance
Minister of Human Resources
Government House Leader
NanulikJames ArvalukMinister of Education1
Iqaluit EastEd PiccoMinister of Health and Social Services
Minister of Nunavut Power Corporation
Rankin Inlet South/Whale CoveManitok ThompsonMinister of Public Works, Telecommunications and Technical Services
Minister of Education2
PangnirtungPeter KilabukMinister of Sustainable Development
KugluktukDonald HavioyakMinister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth
Minister responsible for the status of women.
  1. James Arvaluk was removed from the cabinet in 2003 after being charged with assault.
  2. Manitok Thompson took over as Minister of Education from 2003 to 2004

Speaker

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
DistrictMemberYears as speaker
QuttiktuqLevi Barnabas11999 - 2000
ArviatKevin O'Brien2000 - 2004
  1. Levi Barnabas was convicted of Sexual Assault in 2000

Regular members

Regular members elected in the 1999 general election
DistrictMember
AkulliqOvide Alakannuark
AmittuqEnoki Irqittuq
ArviatKevin O'Brien
Baker LakeGlenn McLean
Hudson BayPeter Kattuk
Iqaluit CentreHunter Tootoo
NattilikUriash Puqiqnak
Rankin Inlet NorthJack Anawak
South BaffinOlayuk Akesuk
TununiqJobie Nutarak
UqqummiutDavid Iqaqrialu

By-election

Members elected in by-elections
DistrictMemberDateReason
QuttiktuqRebekah WilliamsDecember 4, 2000Resignation of Levi Barnabas
NanulikPatterk NetserSeptember 2, 2003Resignation of James Arvaluk

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nunavut - Canadian Confederation. Library and Archives Canada. 2006-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061201062114/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/023001-2275-e.html#h . 2006-12-01.

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