Kate Mitchell is a Labrador Inuit politician who was the First Minister of Nunatsiavut from 2014 to 2019.[1]
Kate Mitchell | |
Office2: | First Minister of Nunatsiavut |
Term Start2: | 2014 |
Term End2: | 2019 |
Office3: | Ordinary Member for Makkovik in the Nunatsaivut Assembly |
Term Start3: | May 2014 |
Term End3: | 2019 |
Mitchell's political platform included advocating for seniors, tackling housing shortages, enforcing a recent land claims agreement, and government transparency.[2] Mitchell was elected as the Ordinary Member for Makkovik in the Nunatsaivut Assembly in May 2014.[3] She resigned from her position as First Minister in 2019 after allegations that she acted inappropriately in a housing matter and was replaced by Tony Andersen. She continued to serve as the Ordinary Member for Makkovik until she resigned from that position in December 2019.[4] [5]