The 1st Nunavut Legislature lasted from 1999 to 2004. The nineteen members were elected in the 1999 Nunavut general election held 15 February. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut runs on a consensus style government, members are elected as non-partisan and the assembly meets as a whole to elect a premier, the cabinet and the speaker. The premier hands out the cabinet jobs.
The cabinet is considered the government and the Regular members are considered the opposition. The make up of the assembly acts as a minority parliament. The cabinet must gain the support of the regular members in order to pass bills. Traditionally the cabinet votes as a block known as cabinet solidarity.
Cabinet ministers + Cabinet ministersDistrictMemberPositionIqaluit WestPaul OkalikPremierMinister of Executive and Intergovernmental AffairsMinister of Aboriginal AffairsMinister of JusticeCambridge BayKelvin NgMinister of Finance Minister of Human ResourcesGovernment House LeaderNanulikJames ArvalukMinister of Education1Iqaluit EastEd PiccoMinister of Health and Social ServicesMinister of Nunavut Power CorporationRankin Inlet South/Whale CoveManitok ThompsonMinister of Public Works, Telecommunications and Technical Services Minister of Education2PangnirtungPeter KilabukMinister of Sustainable DevelopmentKugluktukDonald HavioyakMinister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth Minister responsible for the status of women. James Arvaluk was removed from the cabinet in 2003 after being charged with assault. Manitok Thompson took over as Minister of Education from 2003 to 2004
Speaker + Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyDistrictMemberYears as speakerQuttiktuqLevi Barnabas11999 - 2000ArviatKevin O'Brien2000 - 2004 Levi Barnabas was convicted of Sexual Assault in 2000
Members Members elected in the 1999 general electionDistrictMemberFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAkulliqOvide Alakannuark19991st termAmittuqEnoki Irqittuq19991st termArviatKevin O'Brien19952nd termBaker LakeGlenn McLean19991st termCambridge BayKelvin Ng19933rd termHudson BayPeter Kattuk19991st termIqaluit CentreHunter Tootoo19991st termIqaluit EastEd Picco19952nd termIqaluit WestPaul Okalik19991st termKugluktukDonald Havioyak19991st termNanulikJames Arvaluk1991, 19992nd term*Patterk Netser (2003)20031st termNattilikUriash Puqiqnak19991st termPangnirtungPeter Kilabuk19991st termQuttiktuqLevi Barnabas19952nd termRebekah Williams (2000)20001st termRankin Inlet NorthJack Anawak19991st termRankin Inlet South/Whale CoveManitok Thompson19953rd termSouth BaffinOlayuk Akesuk19991st termTununiqJobie Nutarak19991st termUqqummiutDavid Iqaqrialu19991st term
By-election + Members elected in by-electionsDistrictMemberDateReasonQuttiktuqRebekah WilliamsDecember 4, 2000Resignation of Levi BarnabasNanulikPatterk NetserSeptember 2, 2003Resignation of James Arvaluk
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External links Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Okalik hands out the cabinet jobs Nunatsiaq News 03/12/99