Leona Aglukkaq
Leona Aglukkaq | |
|---|---|
ᓕᐅᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ | |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Peter Kent |
| Succeeded by | Catherine McKenna |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Tony Clement |
| Succeeded by | Rona Ambrose |
| Member of Parliament for Nunavut | |
| In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Karetak-Lindell |
| Succeeded by | Hunter Tootoo |
| Member of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly for Nattilik | |
| In office February 16, 2004 – September 10, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Uriash Puqiqnak |
| Succeeded by | Enuk Pauloosie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 28, 1967 Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Robbie MacNeil |
| Children | Cooper |
Leona Aglukkaq PC (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓕᐅᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ; born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the non-partisan Legislative Assembly of Nunavut representing the riding of Nattilik from 2004 until stepping down in 2008; then was a Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Nunavut after winning the seat in the 2008 federal election. She was the first Conservative to win the seat, and only the second centre-right candidate ever to win it. Leona Aglukkaq is the first Inuk woman to serve in cabinet. She remained an MP until she was defeated in the 2015 federal election by Liberal candidate Hunter Tootoo. Aglukkaq unsuccessfully contested the 2019 federal election.