| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| David Joanasie | |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1983 |
| Residence: | Cape Dorset, Nunavut |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for South Baffin |
| Term Start: | October 28, 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Fred Schell |
| Party: | non-partisan consensus government |
David Joanasie (born June 22, 1983) is a Canadian Inuk politician from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of South Baffin.
David attended school at Cape Dorset and learned Inuktitut up until third grade. He graduated from Peter Pitseolak High School in 2001, and was interested in mathematics. He eventually earned a certificate in business communication from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax and a diploma from Algonquin College.[2]
Prior to his election, he was Communications Manager of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and he worked for the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.[3]
He was elected twice to serve in the 5th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. He was re-elected to represent the constituency of South Baffin. He was also elected to serve in the Executive Council on November 17, 2017. He was sworn into office on November 21, 2017. He currently serves as the Minister of Education, Minister of Culture and Heritage, and Minister of Languages.
In July 2013, David was arrested for drunk driving in Prince Edward Island. He attempted to evade police by fleeing to Charlottetown. He pleaded guilty, and was sent to jail.[4] He was ordered to pay a $1200 dollar fine along with $500 in victim sub-charges.[5]
David is married to Emily Joanasie, and together they have five children: Sayri, Cynthia, Qulittalik, Pittaaluk, and Pattu.