George Hickes (Nunavut politician)
George Hickes | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Iqaluit-Tasiluk | |
Assumed office October 28, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Riding Established |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)[1] Churchill, Manitoba, Canada |
Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
Residence(s) | Iqaluit, Nunavut |
George Hickes, Jr. MLA is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the district of Iqaluit-Tasiluk in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election, defeating sitting Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak.[2]
Born in Churchill, Manitoba, Hickes is the son of George Hickes, the former speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and the cousin of former Nunavut MP, Hunter Tootoo and hockey player Jordin Tootoo.[3][4] Prior to his election to the legislature, Hickes worked as a civil servant in the government of Nunavut, and as a communications manager for Qulliq Energy.[4]
Hickes was elected to Cabinet in the 4th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut on November 9, 2015. He was first named Minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation and Minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation in November 2015, and then held the portfolios of Minister of Health and Minister responsible for Suicide Prevention as of June 2016. Minister Hickes now holds the Minister of Finance portfolio. [5]
References
- ^ "Iqaluit candidate George Hickes Jr. Asks voters about their Nunavut priorities". 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Nunavut premier loses seat by 43 votes". Toronto Star, October 29, 2013.
- ^ Frank Landry, "Tootoo's special to speaker", Winnipeg Sun, date not listed. Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Iqaluit candidate George Hickes Jr. asks voters about their Nunavut priorities". Nunatsiaq News, October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Premier Taptuna realigns cabinet portfolios | Government of Nunavut". www.gov.nu.ca. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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