Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq of Canada
legislative assembly and was initially named finance minister and house leader.
Conservative Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq was sworn in as health minister on Thursday, more than two weeks after she toppled the Liberals in the federal election.
A former Nunavut civil servant from Gjoa Haven, Aglukkaq was elected to the territory's legislative assembly as MLA for Nattilik in 2004.
Conservative Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq was sworn in as health minister on Thursday, more than.
Aglukkaq was named the Minister of Health on October 30, 2008, and is the first Inuk in Canadian history to be appointed to the Cabinet of Canada.
Before becoming an MLA, Aglukkaq was a long time employee of the Government of Nunavut and served on the Hamlet Council of Cambridge Bay.
Aglukkaq is first Inuit cabinet minister, Canadian Press, October 30, 2008.
Aglukkaq said the current Conservative government was the first to develop a Northern strategy and that initiatives, such as the pipeline, establishing a Northern economic development agency, preserving Arctic sovereignty and moving toward greater devolution of government will be forsaken if the government is defeated.
Aglukkaq said the opposition parties are ignoring voter wishes to have a Conservative government.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is sworn in by clerk of the Privy Council Kevin Lynch, during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday.
CBC)Leona Aglukkaq is leaving her post as Nunavut's health minister to be the Conservative candidate in the Oct 14 federal election.
Aglukkaq remains the MLA for Nattilik until her federal nomination papers have been filed.
One of two women in Nunavut assembly Aglukkaq said it has been an honour for her to serve constituents in Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak, which make up the Nattilik constituency.
Aglukkaq was embroiled in several controversies over the course of her tenure as territorial health minister, including the loss of accreditation by the Baffin Regional Hospital.
Minister of HealthNunavut (Nunavut) Leona Aglukkaq was first elected to the House of Commons in 2008.
Aglukkaq was not immediately available for comment Thursday.
Health minister Leona Aglukkaq is sworn-in by Clerk of the Privy council Kevin Lynch as Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks on, during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Thursday Oct 30, 2008.
In today's program Leona Aglukkaq was referred to as an inuit.
OTTAWA - Inuit are cheering the first appointment of one of their own to the federal cabinet.
Leona Aglukkaq was appointed health minister Thursday and the occasion is being hailed as an historic moment.
Aglukkaq is a former member of the territorial legislature, where she served as both finance minister and health minister.
Aglukkaq was not immediately available for comment yesterday.
A former civil servant from Thom Bay and Gjoa Haven in Nunavut, Aglukkaq was elected to the territorys legislative assembly in 2004 and was initially named finance minister and house leader.
Leona Aglukkaq was appointed Minister of Health in an economically focused Ministry that will protect the interests of Canadians during a time of global financial instability.
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Aglukkaq said in her speech that the Qulliq Energy Corp.
Leona Aglukkaq was first elected to the House of Commons in 2008.
Aglukkaq has served in numerous roles in the governments of both the Northwest Territories and Nunavut including that of Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and Deputy Minister for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth.
This is not the first time Aglukkaq was the only woman present in various political spheres.
A longtime Nunavut civil servant, Aglukkaq was elected as MLA for Nattilik in the 2004 territorial election, making her one of two women elected to the 19-person assembly that year.
Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq is sworn in as Minister of Health during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Aglukkaq was constantly under fire because of problems related to an under-funded health-care system in a territory that does not have a particularly healthy population.