November 19, 2025
It marks the first time Nunavut will have a non-Inuk leader
Members of Nunavut’s Legislative Assembly have selected John Main as Nunavut’s next premier.
Main, 45, is a third-term MLA from Arviat who speaks fluent Inuktitut and served as Nunavut’s health minister in the previous assembly. He beat out David Akeeagok for the position in a secret ballot vote on Tuesday.
It’s the first time Nunavut will have a non-Inuk leader.
Read More: https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2025/11/19/john-main-is-nunavuts-next-premier/
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