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Paul Okalik has represented the constituency of Iqaluit West since 1999. He was elected to the 1^st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the February 1999 general election. He was subsequently re-elected in the general elections of February 2004 and October 2008.

Mr. Okalik served as Premier of Nunavut from April 1, 1999 to November 19, 2008. During his tenure, Mr. Okalik also served as Minister of Justice. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly’s Management and Services Board.

During the 1980s, Mr. Okalik worked as Deputy Chief Negotiator and Special Assistant to the President of the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the Inuit organization which negotiated the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA). Mr. Okalik went on to lay the groundwork for the creation of the Inuit Heritage Trust, the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, the Nunavut Implementation Training Committee and the Nunavut Social Development Council.

Returning to school during the early 1990s, Mr. Okalik graduated from Carleton University with a degree in political science and Canadian studies. Mr. Okalik completed his law degree at the University of Ottawa in 1997 and was called to the Nunavut Bar on February 12, 1999.

Mr. Okalik has two children, Shasta and Jordan. Mr. Okalik enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing. He is fluent in Inuktitut, English and is studying French.