Paul Okalik

Paul Okalik  (, ; born May 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He is the first Inuk lawyer in NWT/Nunavut history. He was also the first premier of Nunavut. OKalik was the premier of Nunavut from 1999 until 2008.  

On November 4, 2010, he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.Nunavut Hansard, November 4, 2010, p. 7. Okalik represented the district of Iqaluit West until April 6, 2011. He resigned to try to become a MP for Nunavut in the 2011 Canadian federal election.  He returned to the Legislative Assembly in 2013. He was defeated in the 2017 general election.

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Category:1964 births
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Category:Premiers of Nunavut