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John Main is Nunavut’s next premier
John Main was elected premier by Nunavut's MLAs in a secret ballot at the consensus-style government forum attended by 21 of 22 MLAs.
- On Nov. 18, the seventh Nunavut Legislative Assembly chose John Main as premier at the Nunavut Leadership Forum held in the legislature chamber starting at 10 a.m.
- Under Nunavut's consensus-style system, which lacks parties, MLAs elect the speaker, premier and executive council by secret ballot at the leadership forum.
- Main prevailed over David Akeeagok, MLA for Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu, and served previously as minister of Health and minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation and Suicide Prevention.
- MLAs also chose South Baffin MLA David Joanasie as Speaker, and the new premier will assign portfolios among eight other cabinet members while the executive council remains a minority.
- Only 21 electorates were represented because the Aggu riding result was tied, prompting a Dec. 15 by-election, and residents could watch the forum on Bell channel 513, Shaw channel 181, and radio.
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John Main was selected as Nunavut's next premier on Tuesday, marking the first time Nunavut will have a non-Inuk leader. Main, a third-term MLA who speaks fluent Inuktitut and served as Nunavut's health minister in the previous assembly, beat out David Akeeagok for the position in a secret ballot vo...
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The Hamilton SpectatorJohn Main elected Nunavut’s seventh premier
The seventh Nunavut Legislative Assembly chose Arviat-Whale Cove MLA John Main as premier on Nov. 18.
·Waterloo, Canada
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For the first time, MPs chose a non-Inuk as Prime Minister.
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