David Simailak (born c. 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was the
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several nation ...
(MLA) for the
electoral district
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of
Baker Lake having won the seat in the
2004 Nunavut election. Simailak was the Minister of Finance and the Minister Responsible for the Liquor Licensing Board.
Prior to becoming an MLA in the
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the legislative assembly for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The seat of the Assembly is the Legislative Building of Nunavut in Iqaluit.
Prior to the creation of Nunavut as a Canadian territory on ...
Simailak was the mayor of Baker Lake and vice-chair of the
Nunavut Power Corporation.
On 11 September 2008, a report by acting integrity commissioner Norman Pickell was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The report stated that Simailak had violated the Integrity Act while acting as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2007.
His son
Craig Simailak was elected to the legislative assembly to represent Baker Lake in 2020.
Rape conviction
Simailak was found guilty of rape in April 2022 in connection to an incident that occurred in 1973.
References
External links
David Simailak at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Living people
20th-century Inuit people
21st-century Inuit people
Inuit from the Northwest Territories
Inuit politicians
People from Baker Lake
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
20th-century mayors of places in Nunavut
Inuit from Nunavut
Year of birth missing (living people)
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