Peter Taptuna
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The Honourable Peter Taptuna MLA |
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| 3rd Premier of Nunavut | |
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Assumed office November 15, 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Commissioner |
Edna Elias Nellie Kusugak |
| Preceded by | Eva Aariak |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Kugluktuk | |
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Assumed office October 27, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Allen Evyagotailak |
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| Born | 1955/1956 (age 60–61) Cambridge Bay, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
| Website | http://www.premier.gov.nu.ca/en |
Peter Taptuna (born 1956) is a Canadian politician serving as the third and current Premier of Nunavut, the largest territory in Northern Canada.
He was first elected in the general election held on October 28, 2013, to represent Nunavut’s most western riding of Kugluktuk, in the 4th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.
He was elected Nunavut's third Premier during the November 15, 2013 proceedings of the Nunavut Leadership Forum. He was formally sworn into office on November 19, 2013.
From 2009 to 2013 he held many positions within the government of Nunavut, including Deputy Premier, Minister Responsible for the Nunavut Development Corporation, Minister Responsible for the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation, Minister Responsible for Mines, and since November 19, 2008, the Minister of Economic Development & Transportation.
Born in Cambridge Bay, Peter Taptuna has spent most of his life in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. He attended residential school in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. He holds a diploma in management studies from Nunavut Arctic College, where he took courses in managerial accounting, corporate and contract law, business administration and human resources management. Peter Taptuna has also earned journeyman and red seal trades certifications.
Peter Taptuna worked in the oil and gas industry for 13 years, during which he was a member of the first and only all-Inuit drilling crew on an offshore rig in the Beaufort Sea. He has also held positions at the Lupin Gold Mine and the Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers Organization.
Peter and his wife Joanne have five children and nine grandchildren. His personal interests include hunting, fishing and other on-the-land activities.
Peter Taptuna served as a member of the Municipal Council of Kugluktuk and Deputy Mayor from 1999 to 2004. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Kitikmeot Corporation and the Nunavut Development Corporation.
He was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Kugluktuk in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2008 territorial election. In the 2008 election, Peter Taptuna received 264 votes (59.7%) ahead of the only other candidate, Donald Havioyak, who received 178 votes (40.3%)
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