Ed Picco

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Edward (Ed) Walter Picco (born September 21, 1961 in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian Nunavut politician first elected in the 1995 Northwest Territories election. He was re-elected in the 1999 Nunavut election and in the 2004 Nunavut election. Picco holds the distinction of being one of the few Canadian politicians elected to 2 different Legislative Assemblies, having been elected in 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories and in 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.

Picco has held several cabinet posts in the Government of Nunavut inclcuding Minister of Health and Social services, Minister of Education, Immigration, Homelessness, Energy and Nunavut Arctic College. Picco represents Iqaluit East 1999 to present. He is the longest serving MLA in Nunavut.

Prior to entering politics, Picco was the Business Development Manager of the Baffin Business Development Corporation (BBDC). He holds a Diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University and is a graduate of the College of Trades and Technology, St. John's, Newfoundland. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal that was presented by His Royal Highness Prince Phillip in recognition of his on-going support to the Terry Fox program.

Picco has written several newspaper articles and columns including in the National Post, This Month Magazine and The Oceanside Press. Picco, who speaks Inuktitut, is married and has three children.

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• Ed Picco at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

Preceded by Dennis Patterson	MLA Iqaluit, NWT 1995-1999	Succeeded by District Abolished
Preceded by New District	MLA Iqaluit East, NU 1999-present	Succeeded by Incumbent