List of premiers of Nunavut

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The Canadian territory of Nunavut was formed on April 1, 1999 through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act. Nunavut, since its formation, has had a consensus government. In a consensus government, the premier is elected by the non-partisan members of the Legislative Assembly. Prior to April 1, 1999, the land that Nunavut occupies was part of the Northwest Territories. [1]

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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. [2] 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. [3] On 15 November 2013, Peter Taptuna beat out Paul Okalik and Paul Quassa for the position of premier. [4]

Premiers of Nunavut

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  1. ↑ "On the Nunavut Campaign Trail". CBC. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Constituency Profiles". CBC. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Nunavut names new premier" Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine , The Globe and Mail , November 14, 2008.
  4. ↑ MLAs choose Peter Taptuna to serve as Nunavut premier
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