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Hunter Tootoo was born on 18 August, 1963 in Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), is a Canadian politician. Discover Hunter Tootoo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
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Hunter A. Tootoo (Inuktitut: Hᐊᓐᑕ ᑐᑐ; born August 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Nunavut from 2015 to 2019.
He served as regional coordinator for the town of Arviat in 1993.
He became the administration officer for the NWT Department of Recreation and Tourism in 1995, and was named as the corporate control officer of the NWT Department of Finance later in the same year.
He was a member of the New Democratic Party from 1997 to 1999.
Tootoo was born in Rankin Inlet, the son of Batiste Tootoo, an Inuk, and Sally Luttmer (née Wolfe), originally from Montreal and descended from Lithuanian Jewish immigrants.
He is a businessman in northern Canada, and was the co-founder of the Iqaluit branch of Arctic Insurance Brokers Ltd. Tootoo is a former member of the Northwest Territories Co-op Business Development Board, the Sport North Board of Directors, and Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Tootoo has long been involved in government administration.
In 1997, he became assistant director of the NWT Housing Corporation in Iqaluit.
Tootoo was a member of the Public Service Alliance of Canada in this period.
He began his political career as a member of the Hamlet Council of Rankin Inlet.
In the federal election of 1997, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the New Democratic Party in the riding of Nunavut.
Tootoo spoke out against the Liberal government's gun registration program during this campaign.
Before federal politics, Tootoo served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, where he represented the riding of Iqaluit Centre from 1999 to 2013.
Nunavut became a separate jurisdiction in 1999, and Tootoo declared himself a candidate for the territory's first general election.
He was easily elected in Iqaluit Centre, defeating three opponents.
In 2003, he successfully tabled a motion to remove Jack Anawak from the Nunavut cabinet.
He was returned again in the 2004 election, although by a narrower margin, and again in the 2008 election.
During his time in the legislature, he served as Minister Responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation, Minister Responsible for Homelessness and Minister Responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation.
The government of Nunavut is structured along non-partisan lines, and all members are elected and serve as independents.
Tootoo was often described as the unofficial leader of the legislative opposition.
Tootoo was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2013.
Elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard by Justin Trudeau on November 4, 2015.
Tootoo was selected on July 27, 2015, as the Liberal candidate for the Nunavut federal electoral riding in the 2015 Canadian federal election.
He stepped down as the chair of the Nunavut Planning Commission shortly afterwards.
On October 19, 2015, Tootoo won the election, defeating Conservative incumbent and cabinet minister Leona Aglukkaq.
On November 4, 2015, Tootoo was appointed as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard in the 29th Canadian Ministry; He became the first Fisheries Minister to be from Northern Canada.
Tootoo resigned from that position on May 31, 2016, to take a leave from Parliament to seek treatment for alcohol addiction.
He returned to Parliament by the end of July 2016 after the completion of his treatment program, but sat as an independent member for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament and did not run for re-election.
He resigned from the cabinet on May 31, 2016, citing issues with addiction.
Tootoo also resigned from the Liberal caucus and his cabinet role was filled by Dominic LeBlanc.
The Globe and Mail reported that Tootoo entered treatment for alcohol abuse.
By July 25, 2016, Tootoo completed his alcohol addiction treatment program and resumed his duties as an MP starting with an invitation to a constituency open house on the 28th.
In the same month, after a report by The Globe and Mail, Tootoo admitted that he had had a "consensual but inappropriate" relationship with one of his female staffers which led to his resignation, which had been kept quiet in respect for the privacy of the other parties.
In September 2016, Robert Fife of The Globe and Mail reported that after Tootoo broke off his relationship with his staffer in favour of a relationship with her mother, the staffer damaged his Parliamentary office, which prompted Tootoo to tender his resignation to Prime Minister Trudeau.
He did not seek re-election in the 2019 federal election.
In 2020, Tootoo became the president of the Nunavut Curling Association.
Tootoo is the cousin of hockey player Jordin Tootoo and the nephew of Manitoba NDP MLA George Hickes.
Tootoo's mother is Jewish from Montreal.
Tootoo is also an avid curler.