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Jack Anawak was born on 26 September, 1950 in Naujaat, Canada, is a Canadian politician. Discover Jack Anawak'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 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 26 September, 1950
Birthday 26 September
Birthplace Naujaat, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1950

Jack Iyerak Anawak (born September 26, 1950) is a Canadian politician.

1988

He represented the electoral district of Nunatsiaq in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

He sat in the house as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Anawak was first elected in the 1988 election, and served as the Liberal Party's opposition critic for Northern Affairs in the 34th Canadian Parliament.

1993

Re-elected in the 1993 election, which was won by the Liberals, he was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the government of Jean Chrétien.

1999

Following his retirement from federal politics, he also served a term in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut after that territory was created in 1999.

In 1999, he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for the seat of Rankin Inlet North.

He was widely favoured to be the new territory's first Premier.

However, he was perceived as the choice of the Chrétien government.

The Assembly, which operates on a nonpartisan consensus model, selected Paul Okalik instead.

2004

Anawak did not run for re-election in 2004.

Anawak served as Canadian Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs from January 2004 until 2006 when the position was discontinued by the Harper government.

Its functions were transferred to the bureaucratic level.

2008

He tried to return to the Assembly in the 2008 Nunavut general election, filing nomination papers to run in the electoral district of Akulliq.

Elections Nunavut Chief Electoral Officer Sandy Kusugak rejected his candidacy, as he was not a full-time resident of Nunavut at the time his nomination papers were filed.

Anawak took Elections Nunavut to court and managed to halt the election in that district pending his appeal, but on November 6, the Nunavut Court of Justice threw out the election challenge.

2013

Anawak ran again in the 2013 territorial election, but finished fourth in the Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu riding.

2015

He ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate for his old riding, now renamed Nunavut, in the 2015 election, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Hunter Tootoo.

In 2015, Anawak announced his intent to take back his old riding, now renamed Nunavut, in the 2015 election.

This time, he ran as the candidate of the New Democratic Party.

He came second in the race.

When the Canadian two-dollar coin was introduced, a number of nicknames were suggested.

Jack Anawak proposed the name "Nanuq" [nanook, polar bear] in honour of Canadian Inuit and their northern culture; however, this culturally meaningful proposal went largely unnoticed beside the simple, mass-appeal "Twonie/Toonie".

Anawak was elected to Iqaluit City Council in the 2023 municipal election.