| Rebekah Uqi Williams | |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut) |
| Residence: | Iqaluit |
| Office: | Acting Commissioner of Nunavut |
| Term Start: | June 22, 2020 |
| Term End: | January 12, 2021 |
| Primeminister: | Justin Trudeau |
| Premier: | Joe Savikataaq |
| Predecessor: | Nellie Kusugak |
| Successor: | Eva Aariak |
| Office2: | MLA for Quttiktuq |
| Term Start2: | 2000 |
| Term End2: | 2004 |
| Predecessor2: | Levi Barnabas |
| Successor2: | Levi Barnabas |
| Party: | non-partisan consensus government |
Rebekah Uqi Williams (March 3, 1950 - April 15, 2023)[1] [2] was a Canadian politician who served as the acting commissioner of Nunavut from June 22, 2020, when Nellie Kusugak's term ended, until January 14, 2021, when Eva Aariak took office.[3] [4] She served as the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from December 20, 2019 until December 2022.[5] [6] She also served as a former territorial level politician from Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories, now part of Nunavut. Williams previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2000 until 2004.[7]
Williams was elected in a by-election in the Quttiktuq electoral district on December 4, 2000. She defeated seven other candidates with 21% of the vote including former MLA Levi Barnabas who had previously vacated the seat after he pleaded guilty to assault as well as former Northwest Territories MLA Tommy Enuaraq.[8]
Williams served a partial term in office, and ran for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election. Despite increasing her popular vote she was defeated by Barnabas.[9]