Leona Aglukkaq
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq ᓕᐅᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ PC |
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| Minister of the Environment | |
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In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Peter Kent |
| Succeeded by | Catherine McKenna |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Tony Clement |
| Succeeded by | Rona Ambrose |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nunavut |
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In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Nancy Karetak-Lindell |
| Succeeded by | Hunter Tootoo |
| Member of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly for Nattilik |
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In office February 16, 2004 – September 10, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Uriash Puqiqnak |
| Succeeded by | Enuk Pauloosie |
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June 28, 1967 Inuvik, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Robbie MacNeil |
| Children | Cooper |
| Residence | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut |
Leona Aglukkaq, PC (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓕᐅᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ; born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the non-partisan Legislative Assembly of Nunavut representing the riding of Nattilik from 2004 until stepping down in 2008; then was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Nunavut after winning the seat in the 2008 federal election. She was the first Conservative to win the seat, and only the second centre-right candidate ever to win it. She remained MP until she was defeated in the 2015 federal election by Liberal candidate Hunter Tootoo.
Aglukkaq was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories and raised in Thom Bay, Taloyoak and Gjoa Haven (formerly in the Northwest Territories but all three are now in Nunavut). She is married to Robbie MacNeil and has a son, Cooper.
Prior to running as an MP, Aglukkaq served on the Hamlet Council of Cambridge Bay. She was also a Government of Nunavut public servant, working for the Office of the Clerk of the Nunavut Legislature, and as the Deputy Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth. Information regarding Aglukkaq's post-secondary education has never been made public.
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