David Simailak (born c. 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was the

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(MLA) for the

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of Baker Lake having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. Simailak was the Minister of Finance and the Minister Responsible for the Liquor Licensing Board. Prior to becoming an MLA in the

Legislative Assembly of Nunavut The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the legislative assembly for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The seat of the Assembly is the Legislative Building of Nunavut in Iqaluit. Prior to the creation of Nunavut as a Canadian territory on Apr ...

Simailak was the mayor of Baker Lake and vice-chair of the Nunavut Power Corporation. On 11 September 2008, a report by acting integrity commissioner Norman Pickell was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The report stated that Simailak had violated the Integrity Act while acting as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2007. His son

Craig Simailak Craig Atangalaaq Simailak is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in July 2020. Representing the electoral district of Baker Lake, he was directly acclaimed to office as the only candidate to register b ...

was elected to the legislative assembly to represent Baker Lake in 2020.

Rape conviction

Simailak was found guilty of rape in April 2022 in connection to an incident that occurred in 1973.

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David Simailak at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
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