Mumilaaq Qaqqaq | |
|---|---|
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 | 4 November 1993 Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic (before 2022) |
| Residence(s) | Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada |
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.
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]
- ^ Rohner, Thomas (13 September 2019). "Nunavut New Democrats opt for youthful advocate of change". Nunatsiaq News.
In 2017, under the name "Trina" Qaqqaq, she appeared in the House of Commons chamber on International Women's Day and received a standing ovation after she spoke about Nunavut's suicide crisis.
- ^ "Trina Qaqqaq at Daughters of the Vote". Daughters of the Vote. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Trina Qaqqaq". CBC News. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Rivet, France (26 January 2021). "Mumilaaq Qaqqaq". The Canadian Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b Frizzell, Sara (21 October 2019). "NDP's Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, 25, is Nunavut's next MP". CBC News. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Woods, Melanie (23 October 2019). "Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Nunavut's New MP, Is Ready To Bring Her Voice To Ottawa". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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