Nancy Karetak-Lindell

Nancy Karetak-Lindell (born December 10, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. Previously she was a financial comptroller and municipal councillor in Arviat, Karetak-Lindell ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal candidate in the 1997 federal election in the riding of Nunavut. She was re-elected easily in the 2000 and 2004 elections.[1]

Nancy Karetak-Lindell
ᓇᓐᓰ ᑲᕆᑕᒃ-ᓕᓐᑎᓪ
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Nunavut
In office
June 2, 1997 – October 14, 2008
Preceded byJack Anawak
Succeeded byLeona Aglukkaq
Personal details
Born (1957-12-10) December 10, 1957
Arviat, Northwest Territories
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)widowed - Jon Lindell (died 1998)
ResidenceArviat, Nunavut
ProfessionAviation employee, financial comptroller

She was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources in 2003.[1] She also served as the chair and vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,[1] a member of the Liaison Committee,[1] an associate member of both the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage[2] and the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.[3]

Karetak-Lindell retained her seat in the 2006 federal election, but later announced she would not seek re-election in the 2008 election.[4] Her decision to step down was to spend more time with her family and to take care of her elderly parents.[4]

She was born in Arviat, Northwest Territories, now Nunavut,[1] and is of mixed Icelandic and Inuit descent. She is a single mother of four sons (Jackson, Amauyaq, KV and Nooks). She was director of the Jane Glassco Arctic Fellowship Program from 2009 until 2012.[5]

Karetak-Lindell was appointed to the board of directors of Northwestel, the incumbent telecom company for Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.[5]

She later volunteered on the board of directors of the Katimavik youth volunteer program for several years.[6]

References
  1. "Nancy Karetak-Lindell". ParlInfo. Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013.
  2. "Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007.
  3. "Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007.
  4. "It's my last term as MP, Nancy Karetak-Lindell says". Nunatsiaq News. December 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  5. "Former MP Joins Northwestel Board of Directors" (Press release). Northwestel Inc. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  6. "Katimavik-OPCAN". Archived from the original on December 15, 2009.
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