Nancy Karetak-Lindell
| Nancy Karetak-Lindell ᓇᓐᓰ ᑲᕆᑕᒃ-ᓕᓐᑎᓪ |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nunavut |
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| In office 1997–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Anawak |
| Succeeded by | Leona Aglukkaq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1957 Arviat, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | widowed - Jon Lindell (died 1998) |
| Residence | Arviat, Nunavut |
| Profession | Aviation employee, financial comptroller |
Nancy Karetak-Lindell (born December 10, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. Previously she was a financial comptroller and municipal councillor in Arviat, Karetak-Lindell ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in the 1997 federal election in the riding of Nunavut. She was re-elected easily in the 2000 and 2004 elections.[1]
She was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources in 2003.[1] She also served as the chair and vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,[1] a member of the Liaison Committee,[1] an associate member of both the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage[2] and the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.[3]
Karetak-Lindell retained her seat in the 2006 federal election, but later announced she would not seek re-election in the 2008 election.[4] Her decision to step down was to spend more time with her family and to take care of her elderly parents.[4]
She was born in Arviat, Northwest Territories, now Nunavut,[1] and is of mixed Icelandic and Inuit descent. She is a single mother of four sons (Jackson, Amauyaq, KV and Nooks). She was director of the Jane Glassco Arctic Fellowship Program from 2009 until 2012.[5]
In 2013, she was appointed to the board of directors of Northwestel, a telephone company that serves Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.[5]
Karetak-Lindell currently volunteers on the board of directors of the Katimavik youth volunteer program.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nancy Karetak-Lindell at the Parliament of Canada
- ↑ Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
- ↑ Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "It’s my last term as MP, Nancy Karetak-Lindell says". Nunatsiaq News.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www2.katimavik.org/subsection-358/Katimavik-OPCAN
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- 1957 births
- Canadian people of Icelandic descent
- Canadian women Members of Parliament
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from the Northwest Territories
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nunavut
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Living people
- Inuit politicians
- Women in Nunavut politics
- Women in Northwest Territories politics
- Canadian Inuit people
- People from Arviat
- Indigenous Members of the House of Commons of Canada
