Nunatsiavut Assembly

The Nunatsiavut Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Nunatsiavut, Canada.

Nunatsiavut Assembly
Nunatsiavut katimajitsuangit
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Johannes Lampe, non-partisan consensus government
since 2016
First Minister
Tony Andersen, non-partisan consensus government
Speaker of the Nunatsiavut Assembly
Seats18
Meeting place
Nunatsiavut Assembly Building, Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador
Website
Nunatsiavut Assembly

Electoral system

The Nunatsiavut Assembly consists of 10 ordinary members (6 for Nunatsiavut and 4 for its diaspora), the president of Nunatsiavut and the heads of the Inuit Community governments and corporations. Nain, Canada and Upper Lake Melville are each represented by 2 members while Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet are each represented by 1 member. Only Inuit residents of each constituency can vote in Nunatsiavut's elections (Inuit make up 88% of Nunatsiavut's population) while minorities are represented in municipal councils which each have a non-Inuit member to promote minority interests. Nunatsiavut does not use a party system.

Current members
Nunatsiavut Assembly Building
Riding Member
Nunatsiavut
HopedaleGreg Flowers
MakkovikJohn Andersen [2]
NainTony Andersen
Jim Lyall
PostvilleTyler Edmunds
RigoletCarlene Palliser
Other areas
CanadaEdward Blake-Rudowski
Roland Saunders
Upper Lake MelvilleGerald Asivak
Marlene Wheeler

Additional members

The President of Nunatsiavut also serves on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The holder of this role since 2016 is Johannes Lampe.

Inuit Community Government heads

The heads of the Inuit Community governments (official title is "AngajukKâk", serve a similar role as a Mayor) also serve in the assembly.

Inuit Community Government Member
AngajukKâk for HopedaleMajorie Flowers
AngajukKâk for MakkovikBarry Andersen[3]
AngajukKâk for NainJulius Dicker
AngajukKâk for PostvilleGlen Sheppard
AngajukKâk for RigoletCharlotte Wolfrey

Additionally, the chairperson of the NunaKatiget Community Corporation and the chairperson of the Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation serve on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The 2 corporations represent the Inuit of Upper Lake Melville (Sivunivut represents North West River while NunaKatiget represents Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Mud Lake).

Corporation Chairperson
NunaKatiget Community CorporationPatricia Kemuksigak
Sivunivut Inuit Community CorporationMaxene Winters

Executive Council
Portfolio Minister District
First Minister Tony Andersen (Acting[4]) Nain
Finance, Human Resources, & Information Technology Tyler Edmunds Postville[5]
Education & Economic Development Greg Flowers Hopedale
Health & Social Development Gerald Asivak Upper Lake Melville[6]
Lands & Natural Resources Tony Andersen Nain[7]
Language, Culture, & Tourism Jim Lyall Nain[8]

References
  1. https://www.nunatsiavut.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/NEWS-RELEASE-New-Ministers-and-Speaker-appointed.pdf
  2. https://www.nunatsiavut.com/article/andersen-acclaimed-ordinary-member-for-makkovik/
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/makkovik-going-green-with-solar-panels-1.5335099
  4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nunatsiavut-minister-resigns-kate-mitchell-1.5382247
  5. https://www.nunatsiavut.com/article/first-minister-executive-council-speaker-selected/
  6. https://www.nunatsiavut.com/article/first-minister-executive-council-speaker-selected/
  7. https://www.nunatsiavut.com/article/first-minister-executive-council-speaker-selected/
  8. https://www.nunatsiavut.com/article/first-minister-executive-council-speaker-selected/
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