Mumilaaq Qaqqaq
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Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (Inuktitut: ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ; born 4 November 1993;[4] formerly known as Trina Qaqqaq) is a Canadian activist and former politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Nunavut in the House of Commons from 2019 to 2021.
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq | |
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ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ | |
Member of Parliament for Nunavut | |
In office 21 October 2019 – 20 September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Hunter Tootoo |
Succeeded by | Lori Idlout |
Personal details | |
Born | (1993-11-04) 4 November 1993 (age 30) Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada |
Political party | New Democratic (before 2022) |
Residence(s) | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada |
Elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election,[5] Qaqqaq was the first member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) to represent Nunavut since the creation of the territory in 1999; Peter Ittinuar (MP for Nunatsiaq) had previously represented what is now Nunavut as an NDP member until switching affiliation to the Liberal Party in 1982.[6] During her tenure, she was the only non-Liberal MP from Northern Canada.[5]