Nunatsiavut Assembly

Nunatsiavut Assembly
Nunatsiavut katimajitsuangit
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Johannes Lampe, non-partisan consensus government
Since 2016
First Minister
Kate Mitchell, non-partisan consensus government
Since 2014
Speaker of the Nunatsiavut Assembly
Tyler Edmunds, non-partisan consensus government
Since 2014[1]
Seats 18
Meeting place
Nunatsiavut Assembly Building, Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador
Website
Nunatsiavut Assembly

The Nunatsiavut Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Nunatsiavut, Canada.

Electoral system

The Nunatsiavut Assembly consists of 10 ordinary members (6 for Nunatsiavut and 4 for its diaspora), the president of Nunatsiavut and the heads of the Inuit Community governments and corporations. Nain, Canada and Upper Lake Melville are each represented by 2 members while Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet are each represented by 1 member. Only Inuit residents of each constituency can vote in Nunatsiavut's elections (Inuit make up 88% of Nunatsiavut's population) while minorities are represented in municipal councils which each have a non-Inuit member to promote minority interests. Nunatsiavut does not use a party system.

Current members

Riding Member
Nunatsiavut
HopedaleGreg Flowers
MakkovikKate Mitchell
NainSean Lyall
Richard Pamak
PostvilleTyler Edmunds
RigoletDarryl Shiwak
Other areas
CanadaPatricia Ford
Vacant
Upper Lake MelvilleRoy Blake
Patricia Kemuksigak

Additional members

The President of Nunatsiavut also serves on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The holder of this role since 2016 is Johannes Lampe.

Inuit Community Government heads

The heads of the Inuit Community governments (official title is "AngajukKâk", serve a similar role as a Mayor) also serve in the assembly.

Inuit Community Government Member
AngajukKâk for HopedaleMajorie Flowers
AngajukKâk for MakkovikHerb Jacque
AngajukKâk for NainJoe Dicker
AngajukKâk for PostvilleDiane Gear
AngajukKâk for RigoletJack Shiwak

Additionally, the chairperson of the NunaKatiget Community Corporation and the chairperson of the Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation serve on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The 2 corporations represent the Inuit of Upper Lake Melville (Sivunivut represents North West River while NunaKatiget represents Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Mud Lake).

Corporation Chairperson
NunaKatiget Community CorporationGary Mitchell
Sivunivut Inuit Community CorporationTrudy Mesher-Barkman

Executive Council

Portfolio Minister District
First Minister Kate Mitchell Makkovik
Education & Economic Development Patricia Kemuksigak Upper Lake Melville
Health & Social Development Greg Flowers Hopedale
Lands & Natural Resources
Finance[2]
Human Resources & Information Technology		 Darryl Shiwak Rigolet
Culture, Recreation & Tourism Sean Lyall Nain

References

  1. ↑ Frank Andersen. "Browse Happy Nunatsiavut Government". nunatsiavut.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. ↑ Bert Pomeroy. "Browse Happy Nunatsiavut Government". nunatsiavut.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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