Nunatsiavut Assembly

Nunatsiavut Assembly Nunatsiavut katimajitsuangit
Type
Type	Unicameral
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
http://www.nunatsiavut.com/government/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
Hopedale	Greg Flowers
Makkovik	Kate Mitchell
Nain	Sean Lyall Richard Pamak
Postville	Tyler Edmunds
Rigolet	Darryl Shiwak
Other areas
Canada	Patricia Ford Vacant
Upper Lake Melville	Roy 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 Hopedale	Majorie Flowers
AngajukKâk for Makkovik	Herb Jacque
AngajukKâk for Nain	Joe Dicker
AngajukKâk for Postville	Diane Gear
AngajukKâk for Rigolet	Jack 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 Corporation	Gary Mitchell
Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation	Trudy 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

↑ Frank Andersen. "Browse Happy Nunatsiavut Government". nunatsiavut.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
↑ Bert Pomeroy. "Browse Happy Nunatsiavut Government". nunatsiavut.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

External links

The official website

Politics of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Crown	Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II

Lieutenant Governor	Frank Fagan Former lieutenant governors

Premier	Dwight Ball Former premiers List of premiers by time in office

Opposition Leader	Paul Davis Former Opposition Leaders

Speaker of the Assembly	Tom Osborne Former Speakers of the Assembly

Legislative Assembly	Current members Former Assemblies Executive Council (Cabinet)

Active Political parties	Liberal Party New Democratic Party Progressive Conservative Party

Defunct political parties	Labrador Party (1969-1975, 2003-2007) Newfoundland and Labrador First Party (1999-2011) Newfoundland Reform Liberal Party (1975) United Newfoundland Party (1932, 1959) Newfoundland Democratic Party (1959) Responsible Government League (1947-1949) Confederate Association (1948-1949) Party for Economic Union with the United States (1948) United Newfoundland Party (1932-1934) Fisherman's Protective Union (1913-1934) Newfoundland People's Party (1907-1923) Conservative parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) (1854-1934) Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) (1854-1934) Confederation Party (1860s) Anti-Confederation Party (1860s)

Elections	2015 general election Past elections

Other Canadian politics	Federal BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU

Canadian Legislative Bodies

Parliament of Canada	Sovereign Senate House of Commons

Legislative assemblies	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon

City councils	Abbotsford Barrie Brampton Brandon Brantford Brossard Burlington Burnaby Calgary Cambridge Cape Breton Charlottetown Chatham-Kent Chilliwack Coquitlam Cornwall Drummondville Edmonton Fredericton Gatineau Greater Sudbury Guelph Halifax Hamilton Iqaluit Kelowna Kenora Kingston Kitchener Laval Lethbridge Lévis London Longueuil Markham Medicine Hat Mississauga Moncton Montreal Nanaimo Niagara Falls North Bay Oakville Orillia Oshawa Ottawa Pembroke Peterborough Prince Albert Prince George Quebec City Red Deer Regina Richmond Richmond Hill Saanich Saguenay Saint John Saint-Georges Sarnia Saskatoon Sault Ste. Marie Sherbrooke St. Albert St. Catharines St. John's St. Thomas Steinbach Summerside Surrey Terrebonne Thompson Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto Trois-Rivières Vancouver Vaughan Victoria Waterloo Whitby Whitehorse Windsor Winkler Winnipeg Yellowknife

Self-governance	Nunatsiavut

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