Olayuk Akesuk
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MLA for South Baffin
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| Preceded by | new district |
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| Born | 1965 Cape Dorset |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
Olayuk Akesuk (born 1965) is a politician from Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada. Akesuk is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of South Baffin, having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. He is the minister of the environment, the minister responsible for the Workers Compensation Board, and the minster responsible for Nunavut housing.
In the first elections held in the newly created territory of Nunavut in 1999, Akesuk defeated Goo Arlooktoo, who had been deputy premier of the Northwest Territories, from which Nunavut had been split off. This was considered one of the biggest upsets of the election, as many people had expected Arlooktoo to become premier of Nunavut.
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