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Louis Tapardjuk

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Louis Tapardjuk
MLA for Amittuq
In office
2004–2013
Preceded byEnoki Irqittuq
Succeeded byGeorge Qulaut
Personal details
BornJanuary 30, 1953
Igloolik, Nunavut
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government

Louis Tapardjuk (born January 30, 1953) is a Canadian former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Amittuq from 2004 to 2013, having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. He was born in an igloo northwest of Igloolik, Nunavut. Tapardjuk served on the Executive Council of Nunavut the Minister of Finance and Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth (CLEY).

Prior to becoming an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Tapardjuk was mayor of Igloolik and served as a board member of the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut.


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  • Louis Tapardjuk, archived from the original on 25 May 2012, retrieved 23 September 2013. Biography at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut