Nellie Kusugak
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The Honourable Nellie Kusugak |
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| 5th Commissioner of Nunavut | |
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Assumed office 23 June 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Premier | Peter Taptuna |
| Preceded by | Edna Elias |
| (Acting) Commissioner of Nunavut | |
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In office 11 April 2010 – 31 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Premier | Eva Aariak |
| Preceded by | Ann Meekitjuk Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Edna Elias |
| Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut | |
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In office 15 February 2010 – 23 June 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Premier |
Eva Aariak Peter Taptuna |
| Preceded by | Helen Maksagak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 61–62) Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Jose Kusugak |
| Occupation | educator |
| Profession | politician |
Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak (born 1955) of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut was the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from 2010 to 2015 at which time she was appointed the fifth Commissioner of Nunavut. Kusugak was appointed to the position of deputy by Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Chuck Strahl, on 15 February 2010 and was sworn in on 25 February.
On 11 April 2010, Kusugak became the acting Commissioner of Nunavut with the expiry of Ann Meekitjuk Hanson's term.
Kusugak, who received a B.Ed in 1996 through the Nunavut Teachers Education Program provided by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) and McGill University, where she is listed as an adjunct professor, has been a teacher for about 20 years in both Inuktitut and English. Prior to her appointment as deputy commissioner she was an adult educator at NAC in Rankin Inlet.
Kusugak was married to former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated president, Jose Kusugak.
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