Peter Ittinuar
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Peter Ittinuar (Inuktitut: ᐲᑎᕐ ᐃᑦᑎᓄᐊᕐ) born January 19, 1950) is a former Canadian politician. He was the first Inuk to be elected as an MP, and represented the electoral district of Nunatsiaq in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1984.
Born in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, then part of the Northwest Territories, Peter Ittinuar was originally elected as a member of the New Democratic Party, but on November 26, 1982, he crossed the floor to sit with the Liberal caucus shortly after Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister John Munro announced plans to improve Inuit self-government by dividing the Northwest Territories into two (see Nunavut).[1]
He lost the Liberal nomination in Nunatsiaq for the 1984 election to Robert Kuptana. He ran as an independent candidate, but was not re-elected.
On 25 July 2007, Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party said that Ittinuar will be running for them in the Nunavut riding at the next federal election.[2]
However, in a 1 August interview Ittinuar told CBC North that he would not make a decision on running until the fall.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Nunatsiaq News coverage of Ittinuar's party affiliation switch
- ^ Green party’s growing support may be soft, polls say from CanWest News Service
- ^ Ittinuar 'seriously considering' Green party run
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| Preceded by first member, riding created in 1976 |
Member of Parliament for Nunatsiaq 1979-1984 |
Succeeded by Thomas Suluk, Progressive Conservative |
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