Rebekah Williams

Rebekah Uqi Williams
Rebekah Uqi Williams
Acting Commissioner of Nunavut
	In office; June 22, 2020 – January 12, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Premier	Joe Savikataaq
Preceded by	Nellie Kusugak
Succeeded by	Eva Aariak
MLA for Quttiktuq
	In office; 2000–2004
Preceded by	Levi Barnabas
Succeeded by	Levi Barnabas
Personal details
Born	March 3, 1950; Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut)
Political party	non-partisan; consensus government
Residence	Iqaluit

Rebekah Uqi Williams (born March 3, 1950)[1] is a Canadian politician who has seved as the acting Commissioner of Nunavut since June 22, 2020, when Nellie Kusugak's term ended.[2] She was the Deputy Commissioner as of December 20, 2019.[3] She also served as a former territorial level politician from Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories, now part of Nunavut. Williams previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2000 until 2004.[4]

Williams was elected in a by-election in the Quttiktuq electoral district on December 4, 2000. She defeated seven other candidates with 21% of the vote including former MLA Levi Barnabas who had previously vacated the seat after he pleaded guilty to assault as well as former Northwest Territories MLA Tommy Enuaraq.[5]

Williams served a partial term in office, and ran for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election. Despite increasing her popular vote she was defeated by Barnabas.[6]

References

"Speak Inuktitut, protect the vulnerable, says Nunavut commissioner on end of five-year term". CBC News. June 23, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
Neary, Derek (March 5, 2020). "Premier, MLA congratulate Rebekah Williams on deputy commissioner role". Nunavut News. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2001
"Rebecca Williams wins a squeaker in Quttiktuq". Nunatsiaq News. December 8, 2000. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001.
"Nunavut Election 2004". CBC News. February 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004.

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[2] "Speak Inuktitut, protect the vulnerable, says Nunavut commissioner on end of five-year term". CBC News. June 23, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[3] Neary, Derek (March 5, 2020). "Premier, MLA congratulate Rebekah Williams on deputy commissioner role". Nunavut News. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[4] Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2001

[byelection2000-5] "Rebecca Williams wins a squeaker in Quttiktuq". Nunatsiaq News. December 8, 2000. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001.

[defeat-6] "Nunavut Election 2004". CBC News. February 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004.