P._J._Akeeagok
P.J. Akeeagok
Canadian politician
Pauloosie Jamesie Akeeagok, commonly, and officially known, as P.J. Akeeagok[3][4] MLA (Inuktitut: ᐱᔭᐃ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ; born November 5, 1984), is a Canadian Inuk politician who in 2021 became the sixth and current premier of Nunavut.[3] He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2021 Nunavut general election.[5] He represents the electoral district of Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu.
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, resigning from that position in August 2021 in preparation for the election campaign.[6]