Nancy Karetak-Lindell

Canadian politician

The Honourable Nancy Karetak-Lindell
ᓇᓐᓰ ᑲᕆᑕᒃ-ᓕᓐᑎᓪ

Canadian Senator from Nunavut
Incumbent
Assumed office December 19, 2024
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
Preceded by	Dennis Patterson
Member of Parliament for Nunavut
In office June 2, 1997 – October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Jack Anawak
Succeeded by	Leona Aglukkaq
Personal details
Born	(1957年12月10日) December 10, 1957 (age 67) Eskimo Point, Northwest Territories
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	widowed - Jon Lindell (died 1998)
Residence(s)	Arviat, Nunavut
Profession	Canadian politician, financial comptroller

Nancy Uqquujuq Karetak-Lindell CM ^[1] (born December 10, 1957) is a politician who has served as a senator from Nunavut since December 2024 and was previously an MP in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008.

Senator Karetak-Lindell is a member of the Independent Senators Group.^[2]

Early life and career

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She was born in Eskimo Point, Northwest Territories (now Arviat, Nunavut)^[3] and is Inuk.

Prior to politics, she was a financial comptroller and held councillor positions for the Municipal Hamlet and District Education Authority in Arviat, Nunavut.

She was director of the Jane Glassco Arctic Fellowship Program ^[4] from 2009 until 2012.^[5] Karetak-Lindell served as president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada and has been Chief Returning Officer for multiple Inuit organization elections and has worked for Elections Nunavut.

Karetak-Lindell has been on the board of directors of the Nunavut Development Corporation, the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation, the Kivalliq Inuit Association, Katimavik,^[6] Northwest Territories Power Corporation, Northwestel, and Thebacha College that transitioned into Arctic College and then, after division of the territories, Nunavut Arctic College. She is currently on the board for Nunavut Trust, Polar Knowledge Canada and a member of the Task Force on Women in the Economy.^[4]

Political career

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Karetak-Lindell ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal candidate during the 1997 federal election in the riding of Nunavut, becoming the first female MP for the Eastern Arctic. She was re-elected in the 2000, 2004 and 2006 elections.^[3]

She was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources in 2003.^[3] She also served as the chair as well as the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,^[3] a member of the Liaison Committee,^[3] Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, an associate member of both the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage^[7] and the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.^[8]

Karetak-Lindell kept her seat in the 2006 federal election, but later announced she would not seek re-election in the 2008 election ^[9] and wished to spend more time in the company of her family and to take care of her elderly parents.^[9]

Senate

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On December 19, 2024, she was summoned to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon, on the advice of prime minister Justin Trudeau.^[10]

Personal life and awards

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In 2022, she was named as a Member of the Order of Canada.^[11]

She is the mother to four sons.

Electoral record

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v t e 2006 Canadian federal election: Nunavut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Liberal	Nancy Karetak-Lindell	3,673	39.98	−11.32	10,669ドル
Conservative	David Aglukark	2,670	29.06	+14.62	5,486ドル
New Democratic	Bill Riddell	1,576	17.15	+1.98	11,990ドル
Marijuana	D. Ed deVries	724	7.88	–	1,162ドル
Green	Feliks Kappi	544	5.92	+2.59	3,950ドル
Total valid votes/expense limit			9,187	100.0		74,506ドル
Total rejected ballots			64	0.70
Turnout			9,251	54.10
Liberal hold		Swing		−12.97

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election: Nunavut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Liberal	Nancy Karetak-Lindell	3,818	51.30	−17.71	18,035ドル
Independent	Manitok Thompson	1,172	15.74	–	5,945ドル
New Democratic	Bill Riddell	1,129	15.17	−3.09	12,810ドル
Conservative	Duncan Cunningham	1,075	14.44	+6.24	16,838ドル
Green	Nedd Kenney	248	3.33	−1.19	190ドル
Total valid votes			7,442	100.00
Total rejected ballots			33	0.44
Turnout			7,475	43.86
Liberal hold		Swing		−16.72
Change for the Conservatives is based on the results of the Progressive Conservatives.

v t e 2000 Canadian federal election: Nunavut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Liberal	Nancy Karetak-Lindell	5,327	69.01	+23.13	35,282ドル
New Democratic	Palluq Susan Enuaraq	1,410	18.26	−5.50
Progressive Conservative	Mike Sherman	633	8.20	−15.93	6,045ドル
Green	Brian Robert Jones	349	4.52	–	9,304ドル
Total valid votes			7,719	100.00
Total rejected ballots			54	0.69
Turnout			7,773	54.10
Liberal hold		Swing		+14.32

v t e 1997 Canadian federal election: Nunavut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Liberal	Nancy Karetak-Lindell	3,302	45.88	−23.87	30,212ドル
Progressive Conservative	Okalik Eegeesiak	1,737	24.13	+3.54	11,251ドル
New Democratic	Hunter Tootoo	1,710	23.76	+14.10	11,918ドル
Reform	John Turner	447	6.21	–
Total valid votes			7,196	100.00
Total rejected ballots			48	0.66
Turnout			7,244	59.80
Liberal notional hold		Swing		−13.70

References

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^ "Order of Canada appointees - June 2022". 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2022年06月30日.
^ "Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell" . Retrieved 2025年03月28日.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Nancy Karetak-Lindell". ParlInfo. Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Task Force on Women in the Economy". March 16, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Former MP Joins Northwestel Board of Directors" (Press release). Northwestel Inc. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Katimavik-OPCAN". Archived from the original on December 15, 2009.
^ "Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007.
^ "Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "It's my last term as MP, Nancy Karetak-Lindell says". Nunatsiaq News . December 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^ "Prime Minister announces the appointment of senators". Canadian Government. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ Cassandra Szklarski, "Sandra Oh, Donovan Bailey among dozens appointed to Order of Canada". Toronto Star , June 29, 2022.

External links

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Nancy Karetak-Lindell – Parliament of Canada biography

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