Jobie Nutarak
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Jobie Nutarak (10 May 1947 - April 22, 2006) was a politician from Nunavut in northern Canada.
Nutarak was born in Pond Inlet on Baffin Island. He was elected to the district of Tunnuniq in 1999 and was re-elected in 2004. In 2004 he was elected to the position of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, being the first unilingual Inuktitut speaking person to hold the position. Prior to territorial politics, Nutarak was involved in local and regional education and active with Inuit land claims organizations.
Nutarak died while on a snowmobile hunting trip, leaving behind a wife and five children.
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| Preceded by New District |
MLA Tunnuniq 1999-2006 |
Succeeded by James Arvaluk |
| Preceded by Kevin O'Brien |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by Peter Kilabuk |
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