Nellie Kusugak
| The Honourable Nellie T. Kusugak | |
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| 5th Commissioner of Nunavut | |
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Assumed office 23 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Premier | Peter Taptuna |
| Preceded by | Edna Elias |
| (Acting) Commissioner of Nunavut | |
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In office 11 April 2010 – 31 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Premier | Eva Aariak |
| Preceded by | Ann Meekitjuk Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Edna Elias |
| Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut | |
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In office 15 February 2010 – 23 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Premier |
Eva Aariak Peter Taptuna |
| Preceded by | Helen Maksagak |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1955 (age 60–61) Rankin Inlet, Nunavut |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Jose Kusugak |
| Occupation | educator |
| Profession | politician |
Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak (born 1955) of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut was the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from 2010 to 2015 at which time she was appointed the fifth Commissioner of Nunavut.[1] Kusugak was appointed to the position of deputy by Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Chuck Strahl, on 15 February 2010 and was sworn in on 25 February.[2][3]
On 11 April 2010, Kusugak became the acting Commissioner of Nunavut with the expiry of Ann Meekitjuk Hanson's term.[4]
Kusugak, who received a B.Ed in 1996 through the Nunavut Teachers Education Program provided by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) and McGill University, where she is listed as an adjunct professor, has been a teacher for about 20 years in both Inuktitut and English. Prior to her appointment as deputy commissioner she was an adult educator at NAC in Rankin Inlet.[2][3][5]
Kusugak was married to former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated president, Jose Kusugak.[6]
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