Emiliano Qirngnuq Explained

Emiliano Qirngnuq
Residence:Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Netsilik
Term Start1:February 8, 2016
Term End1:September 20, 2021
Predecessor1:Jeannie Ugyuk
Successor1:Inagayuk Quqqiaq
Party:non-partisan
consensus government

Emiliano Qirngnuq is a Canadian politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Netsilik in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election held 8 February 2016.[1]

Qirngnuq is from the hamlet of Kugaaruk, Nunavut and was formerly the manager of the Koomiut Co-Op. Qirngnuq stated that he wanted to make language preservation a priority.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=451 Netsilik By-Election Results
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/netsilik-mla-byelection-1.3439796 "Emiliano Qirngnuq wins Netsilik byelection by 21 votes"