P.J. Akeeagok | |
|---|---|
| ᐱᔭᐃ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ[1] | |
.jpg) P.J. Akeeagok | |
| 6th Premier of Nunavut | |
| Assumed office November 19, 2021[2] | |
| Commissioner | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Joe Savikataaq |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut forIqaluit-Niaqunnguu | |
| Assumed office October 25, 2021[2] | |
| Preceded by | Pat Angnakak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pauloosie Jamesie Ageeagok (1984-11-05)November 5, 1984 (age 40) Grise Fiord,Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence(s) | Iqaluit,Nunavut, Canada |
Pauloosie Jamesie AkeeagokMLA (Inuktitut:ᐱᔭᐃ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ; born November 5, 1984) is a CanadianInuk politician who in 2021 became the sixth and currentpremier of Nunavut.[3][4] He was elected a member of theLegislative Assembly of Nunavut in the2021 Nunavut general election.[5] He represents the electoral district ofIqaluit-Niaqunnguu.
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, resigning from that position in August 2021 in preparation for the election campaign.[6]
Akeeagok was born on November 5, 1984[7] and raised inGrise Fiord.[8] His aunt,Pat Angnakak, was his predecessor as MLA for his district, and his uncle,David Akeeagok, is the current MLA forQuttiktuq.[9]
Akeeagok was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the territorial election in 2021. He was selected to become premier in the Nunavut Leadership Forum on November 17, 2021, and defeated incumbent premierJoe Savikataaq.[8]
In November 2024, MLASolomon Malliki brought amotion of no confidence against Akeeagok as premier, alleging that he was uncommunicative with MLAs and had fostered a "toxic environment" in the legislature. He survived the non-confidence vote 10 to 8, receiving support from all of the cabinet and three regular MLAs.[10]
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