| Paul Okalik |
Article Index for Paul |
Website Links For Paul |
Information AboutPaul Okalik |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT PAUL OKALIK | |
| 1964 births | |
| okalik, paul | |
| living people | |
| inuit politicians | |
| canadian inuit people | |
| carleton university alumni | |
| nunavut mlas | |
| nunavut premiers | |
| people from qikiqtaaluk region | |
|
Paul Okalik ( of the Canadian territory of Nunavut . Okalik was born on May 26 , 1964 , in Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut) . In the early 1980s, he worked for the Tunngavik Federation Of Nunavut , as a deputy negotiator on the land claim which eventually created Nunavut. That claim, the largest in Canadian history, was signed in 1993 . Okalik also served as a representative on the Nunavut Implementation Panel, the body which oversees and provides direction on the implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Returning to school during the early 1990s, he obtained a B.A. in Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, and an LL.B. from the University Of Ottawa . In 1999 he was called to the Bar, becoming the first Inuit lawyer in NWT/Nunavut history. On February 15 , 1999 Okalik was elected to represent Iqaluit West in the first Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Nunavut's government runs on a Consensus model, with the assembly choosing the premier from among its elected members, and on March 5 Okalik was voted the first Premier of Nunavut. He stood for reelection in the 2004 General Election , and was returned to the Legislative Assembly. On March 5 , 2004 , the Legislative Assembly again elected him premier over challenger Tagak Curley , making Okalik the first territorial premier in Canadian history to serve two consecutive terms. On June 18 , 2005 , Okalik received from Carleton University an Honorary Doctor Of Law s degree. Okalik has two children, Shasta and Jordan. In English his Surname translates to ''rabbit'' or Arctic Hare . EXTERNAL LINKS
|
|
|