Jack Anawak

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jack Anawak
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1950(1950-09-26)
Age	74
Birthplace	Naujaat
Country	Canada
Birth City	Naujaat
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jack Anawak Biography

Jack Anawak is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 26, 1950 in Naujaat, Naujaat, Canada. Jack Iyerak Anawak (born September 26, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Nunatsiaq in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to

1997. He sat in the house as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Following his retirement from federal politics, he also served a term in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut after that territory was created in 1999. He ran as the New Democratic Party’s candidate for his old riding, now renamed Nunavut, in the 2015 election, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Hunter Tootoo.

Anawak ran again in the 2013 territorial election, but finished fourth in the Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu riding.

Anawak did not run for re-election in 2004. He tried to return to the Assembly in the 2008 Nunavut general election, filing nomination papers to run in the electoral district of Akulliq. Elections Nunavut Chief Electoral Officer Sandy Kusugak rejected his candidacy, as he was not a full-time resident of Nunavut at the time his nomination papers were filed. Anawak took Elections Nunavut to court and managed to halt the election in that district pending his appeal, but on November 6, the Nunavut Court of Justice threw out the election challenge.

Jack Anawak Net Worth

Jack Anawak is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jack Anawak 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anawak was first elected in the 1988 election, and served as the Liberal Party’s opposition critic for Northern Affairs in the 34th Canadian Parliament. Re-elected in the 1993 election, which was won by the Liberals, he was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the government of Jean Chrétien.

In 1999 he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for the seat of Rankin Inlet North. He was widely favoured to be the new territory’s first Premier. However, he was perceived as the choice of the Chrétien government. The Assembly, which operates on a nonpartisan consensus model, selected Paul Okalik instead.

In 2015, Anawak announced his intent to take back his old riding, now renamed Nunavut, in the 2015 election. This time, he ran as the candidate of the New Democratic Party. He came second in the race.

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Facts & Trivia

Jack Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jack Anawak celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.