George Quviq Qulaut (born c. 1954) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

politician elected to 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 ...

in the 2013 election, where he served a full term MLA and Speaker representing the

Amittuq Amittuq ( iu, ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Hall Beach and part of Igloolik Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglu ...

district. He was born in

Igloolik Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglulik'', ) is an Inuit hamlet in Foxe Basin, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. Because its location on Igloolik Island is close to Melville Peninsula, it is often mistakenly thought to be on th ...

and represented the electoral district of Amittuq until his defeat in the 2017 election. George joined the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
QIA
in January 2022. He studied at Algonquin College in Ottawa and worked at th
Igloolik Eastern Research Centre
for 14 years. He was a QIA Community Director in Igloolik for 9 years, and Chairman of Qikiqtaaluk Corporation
QC
.

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Living people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Inuit from the Northwest Territories Inuit politicians People from Igloolik 1954 births Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut 21st-century Canadian politicians Inuit from Nunavut {{Nunavut-politician-stub