Tommy Enuaraq

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Tommy Enuaraq is a published author and former territorial level politician from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada.

He wrote a children's book Who's Going to Eat Me? ( ISBN   1-55036242-9). The book was published by Nortex in 1991. [1] Enuaraq ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He won election in the electoral district of Baffin Central. Enuaraq ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut after Nunavut was carved from the Northwest Territories in 1999. He was defeated in the new electoral district of Uqqummiut by David Iqaqrialu finishing second. [2]

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References

  1. Marsha Kaiserman. "CM Archive Book Review: WHO'S GOING TO EAT ME?". Volume 20 Number 2 1992 March. University of Manitoba. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  2. "Nunavut Votes 2004 Uqqummiut Riding Profile". CBC News. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by MLA Baffin Central
1995-1999
Succeeded by
District Abolished