Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the presiding officer

Speaker (politics)

The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...

of the territorial

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Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...

. Since 1999 the position has been elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using a secret ballot.

List of speakers

District	Member	Years as Speaker
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Quttiktuq Quttiktuq Quttiktuq is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord, Nanisivik and Resolute.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Ron Elliott....	Levi Barnabas Levi Barnabas Levi Barnabas is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in 1995 and served until Nunavut was created in 1999...	1999–2000
Arviat Arviat (electoral district) Arviat is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the community of Arviat...	Kevin O'Brien Kevin O'Brien (Nunavut politician) Kevin O'Brien is a Canadian union negotiator, former civil servant and a former municipal and territorial level politician who has served as a Member of both the Northwest Territories Legislature and the Nunavut Legislature...	2000–2004
Tunnuniq Tunnuniq Tunnuniq is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Pond Inlet.The riding was previously held by Member of the Legislative Assembly Jobie Nutarak.-History:...	Jobie Nutarak Jobie Nutarak Jobie Nutarak was a politician from Nunavut in northern Canada.Nutarak was born in Pond Inlet on Baffin Island. He was elected to the district of Tunnuniq in 1999 and was re-elected in 2004. In 2004 he was elected to the position of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, being the first...	2004–2006
Pangnirtung Pangnirtung (electoral district) Pangnirtung is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Pangnirtung....	Peter Kilabuk Peter Kilabuk Peter Kilabuk is a Canadian politician, who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Pangnirtung in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 to 2008....	2006–2008
Uqqummiut Uqqummiut Uqqummiut is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Clyde River and Qikiqtarjuaq.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is James Arreak.-1999 election:...	James Arreak James Arreak James Arreak is a territorial and municipal level politician in Canada. He has served as a member of both the Nunavut and Northwest Territories legislatures.Arreak is from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada....	2008–2010
Iqaluit West Iqaluit West Iqaluit West is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Iqaluit....	Paul Okalik Paul Okalik Paul Okalik MLA is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk member called to the Nunavut Bar, the first Premier of Nunavut and the only multi-term premier of a Canadian territory....	2010-2011
Iqaluit Centre Iqaluit Centre Iqaluit Centre is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Iqaluit.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Hunter Tootoo.-1999 election:-2004 election:...	Hunter Tootoo Hunter Tootoo Hunter Tootoo is a politician in Nunavut, Canada. He is a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, and has also sought election to the Canadian House of Commons....	2011-present

Note:Levi Barnabas was convicted of Sexual Assault in 2000.Jobie Nutarak died in a snow mobile accident in 2006.

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