Nellie Kusugak
Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak ONu (born 1955) of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut is the fifth Commissioner of Nunavut.[1]
Nellie Kusugak | |
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5th Commissioner of Nunavut | |
Assumed office 23 June 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
Premier | Peter Taptuna Paul Quassa Joe Savikataaq |
Preceded by | Edna Elias |
Acting Commissioner of Nunavut | |
In office 11 April 2010 – 31 May 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Premier | Eva Aariak |
Preceded by | Ann Meekitjuk Hanson |
Succeeded by | Edna Elias |
Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut | |
In office 15 February 2010 – 23 June 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Premier | Eva Aariak Peter Taptuna |
Preceded by | Helen Maksagak |
Personal details | |
Born | Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak 1955 (age 64–65) Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Spouse(s) | Jose Kusugak |
Occupation | educator |
Profession | politician |
Biography
Kusugak served as Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from 2010 to 2015. She was appointed by Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Chuck Strahl, on 15 February 2010 and was sworn in on 25 February.[2][3] On 11 April 2010, Kusugak became the acting Commissioner of Nunavut with the expiry of Ann Meekitjuk Hanson's term and served until the appointment of Edna Elias a month later.[4]
Kusugak, who received a BEd in 1996 through the Nunavut Teachers Education Program provided by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) and McGill University, where she is listed as an adjunct professor, has been a teacher for about 20 years in both Inuktitut and English. Prior to her appointment as deputy commissioner she was an adult educator at NAC in Rankin Inlet.[2][3][5]
Kusugak was married to former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated president, Jose Kusugak.[6]
Honours and Arms
Member of the Order of Nunavut.
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References
- "PM announces Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak as Commissioner of Nunavut". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
- "Minister Strahl Announces Appointment of Nellie T. Kusugak as Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut". Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- "Premier Congratulates Nunavut Deputy Commissioner" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- "New Nunavut commissioner to be named soon". Nunatsiaq News. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "McGill University, Graduate Studies and Research 1999–2000 / Adjunct professor" (PDF). McGill University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- Jose Kusugak Archived 5 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Nellie Taptaqut KUSUGAK". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 30 May 2020.