- Goo Arlooktoo
Goo "Mosa" Arlooktoo (born:
November 28 ,1963 Lake Harbour (now Kimmirut, Nunavut),Northwest Territories ,Canada - died:April 30 ,2002 Iqaluit ,Nunavut ,Canada ) was a politician and former cabinet minister fromNorthwest Territories ,Canada . He briefly served as acting premier of the territory.Political career
Arlooktoo was first elected to the Northwest Territories legislature in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He won the electoral district of Baffin South. In his first term in office he was appointed to the cabinet becoming Minister of Justice and Housing and Deputy Premier.
Arlooktoo became Acting Premier after the sudden resignation of Premier
Don Morin who resigned over conflict of interest allegations. He served in this capacity fromNovember 26 ,1998 untilDecember 10 ,1998 when then Legislative Assembly choseJim Antoine to lead the government.Arlooktoo left the Northwest Territories legislature when the territory of
Nunavut was created to run in the 1999 Nunavut general election. He was considered very likely to become Premier in the new territory, however he was defeated byOlayuk Akesuk in an upset. Arlooktoo himself finished a close second.cite web|url = http://www.cbc.ca/nunavutvotes2004/riding/017/index.html | title = Nunavut Votes 2004 South Baffin Riding Profile | publisher = CBC News | accessdate = 2007-09-09]Late life
After his defeat for the Nunavut Legislature he became assisted the fledgling government by holding orientations to help train newly elected members in the territory to assist them in performing their duties.cite web|url =http://www.assembly.nu.ca/old/english/hansard/final6/020501.html#opening | work = Hansard 1st Legislative Assembly, Sixth Session| title = Member's Statement 063 - 1(6): Remembering Goo Arlooktoo - Condolences | author= James Arvaluk | publisher = Nunavut Legislative Assembly |date=
May 1 ,2002 | accessdate = 2007-09-09] He then became Executive Director of the Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board which he held until his death onApril 30 ,2002 .cite web|url = http://www.nnsl.com/yir/yir02/yirnun02.html | title =Goo Arlooktoo dead at age 38 | publisher = Northern News Service| accessdate = 2007-09-09]Arlooktoo's father
Joe Arlooktoo also served as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature.References
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NAME= Arlooktoo, Goo "Mosa"
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=November 28 ,1963
PLACE OF BIRTH=Lake Harbour ,Northwest Territories ,Canada
DATE OF DEATH=April 30 ,2002
PLACE OF DEATH=Iqaluit ,Nunavut ,Canada
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