Eva Aariak Politician

Eva Qamaniq Aariak, (Inuktitut: ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ; born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 territorial election to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. She was subsequently chosen as the second Premier of Nunavut, under the territory's consensus government system, on November 14, 2008. She resigned the position after failing to be re-elected in the 2013 election. Aariak was the fifth woman to serve as a premier in Canada.

Personal facts

Eva Aariak
Birth dateJanuary 10, 1955
Birth place
Northwest Territories , Arctic Bay
Residence
Iqaluit , Nunavut

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Politician

officeMember of the Legislative Assembly
party
Consensus government in Canada
prime minister
region
Iqaluit East
successor

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