Sarah Leo Explained

Sarah Leo
Residence:	Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Office:	2nd President of Nunatsiavut
Term Start:	2012
Term End:	2016
Primeminister:	Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau
Premier:	Kathy Dunderdale Tom Marshall Paul Davis Dwight Ball
Predecessor:	Jim Lyall
Successor:	Johannes Lampe^[1]

Sarah Leo is a Canadian politician. Leo served as President of Nunatsiavut, an autonomous Inuit region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[2] Along with the Nunatsiavut government, she has been critical of the Lower Churchill Project.^[3]

Career

From 2006-2010, Leo served as the AngajukKâk of Nain.

Leo was first elected as President in 2012 replacing Jim Lyall. She did not seek re-election in the 2016 election.^[4]

She currently serves as the chief operating officer of the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies.^[5]

Electoral record

2012 election

Round 1

2012 Nunatsiavut presidential election (1st round)
^[6]	Name	Vote	%	Johannes Lampe	821	38.51%	Sarah Leo	742	34.80%	Susan Nochasak	569	26.69%
Total Valid Ballots		2,132	100%

Round 2

2012 Nunatsiavut presidential election (2nd round)
^[7]	Name	Vote	%	Sarah Leo	1,107	50.83%	Johannes Lampe	1,071	49.17%
Total Valid Ballots		2,178	100%

Notes and References

1. Web site: Party of one: Lone candidate running for president of Nunatsiavut. 30 March 2016.
2. Web site: Our President's Message - Government - Nunatsiavut Government. Nunatsiavut Government. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416014045/http://www.nunatsiavut.com/government/presidents-message/. 2016-04-16.
3. Web site: Former Lower Churchill Environmental Assessment Panel member calls for government action on Muskrat Falls. Bert Pomeroy. Nunatsiavut Government.
4. Web site: Nunatsiavut preparing for change at the top.
5. Web site: Executive Profiles .
6. Web site: No clear winner yet in Nunatsiavut election.
7. Web site: Nunatsiavut elects new president.