 Paul Okalik Hon. Dr. Paul Okalik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, pronounced "OO-ka-lik") is the Premier of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Source: Government of Nunavut. ...
Doctor means teacher in Latin. ...
The Inuktitut syllabary is a writing system used by Inuit people in Nunavut and in northern Quebec. ...
This is a list of the premiers of Nunavut Territory, Canada, since its creation in 1999. ...
Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st) - Land 1,936,113 km² - Water 157,077 km² (7. ...
Okalik was born on May 26, 1964, in Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut). In the early 1980s, he worked for the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, as a deputy negotiator on the land claim which eventually created Nunavut. That claim, the largest in Canadian history, was signed in 1993. May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ...
1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Pangnirtung (or Pang, also Pangniqtuuq, in syllabics: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ) is a town in the Canadian territory of Nunavut (formerly in the Northwest Territories). ...
1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Returning to school during the early 1990s, he obtained a B.A. in Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, and an LL.B. from the University of Ottawa. In 1999 he was called to the Bar, becoming the first Inuk lawyer in Canadian history. This article is about the university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...
The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ...
Tabaret Hall At left, Morisset Library. ...
Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. ...
On February 15, 1999 Okalik was elected to represent Iqaluit West in the first Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Nunavut's government runs on a consensus model, with the assembly choosing the premier from among its elected members, and on March 5 Okalik was voted the first Premier of Nunavut. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Iqaluit (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut) is the territorial capital and the largest community of Canadas youngest territory, Nunavut. ...
Consensus government is a system of government which does not elect members of political parties but rather rule based on consensus. ...
March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ...
He stood for reelection in the 2004 general election, and was returned to the Legislative Assembly. On March 5, 2004, the Legislative Assembly again elected him premier over challenger Tagak Curley, making Okalik the first territorial premier in Canadian history to serve two consecutive terms. Nunavut, Canada conducted its second general election on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly. ...
March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
On June 18, 2005, Okalik received from Carleton University an honourary doctor of laws degree. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
An Honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is a degree awarded to someone by an institution that he or she may have never attended, it may be a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree - however, the latter is most common. ...
J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years...
Okalik has two children, Shasta and Jordan.
External link - Government of Nunavut Bio
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