Jim Lyall (politician)
Jim Lyall is a Canadian politician who served as the first President of Nunatsiavut. Life. Lyall was born to Samuel and Isabella Lyall in Nutak, a community in northern Labrador that was controversially resettled alongside Hebron in the 1950s when Lyall was 11 years old. Following the resettlement of Nutak, Lyall's family moved to Nain. He has served as the Mayor of Nain as well as the town's postmaster. Nunatsiavut. In 2008, Nunatsiavut held its first presidential election nearly 2 years after its first general election. Lyall defeated Natan Obed and Johannes Lampe for the  position. In 2011, Lyall oversaw the return of the remains of Inuit bodies from St. John's to Nunatsiavut. These bodies were excavated from Rose Island and Upernavik Island and brought to Newfoundland in the 1970s. Lyall did not seek re-election in 2012 and was succeeded by Sarah Leo. In 2017, Lyall was acclaimed Ordinary Member for Nain in a by-election.