Johnny Ningeongan is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected as the
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...
for the
electoral district of
Nanulik Nanulik was a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
The riding consisted of the communities of Coral Harbour and Chesterfield Inlet. Coral Harbour is now a part of the Aivilik riding and Chesterf ...
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 ...
in the
2008 territorial election. He was defeated in the
2013 election in the redistributed district of
Aivilik
Aivilik ( iu, ᐊᐃᕕᓕᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
The riding consists of the communities of Naujaat (formerly Repulse Bay) and Coral Harbour. The district was created pr ...
.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Ningeongan served five terms as mayor of
Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour (Inuktitut: Salliq/Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ), is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its name is derived from the fossilized c ...
and one term as president of the
Nunavut Federation of Municipalities.
"A new cabinet for grim times"
, ''Nunatsiaq News
''Nunatsiaq News'' ( iu, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, italic=no) is a Canadian weekly newspaper in operation since 1973 based in Iqaluit, serving Nunavut and Nunavik, in Kativik, Nord-du-Québec. The paper is published every Fri ...
'', November 7, 2008.
References
External links
*. Biography at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Living people
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
21st-century Canadian politicians
Inuit from the Northwest Territories
Mayors of places in Nunavut
Inuit politicians
People from Coral Harbour
Inuit from Nunavut
Year of birth missing (living people)
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