Alexander Sammurtok | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet South | |
| In office February 10, 2014 – September 24, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Lorne Kusugak |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet | |
| Assumed office November 19, 2021[1] | |
| Preceded by | Cathy Towtongie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[2] |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
| Residence(s) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut |
Alexander Sammurtok (born 1952 or 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on February 10, 2014.[3] Sammurtok first ran in the 2013 election, but finished in an exact tie with incumbent MLA Lorne Kusugak in the redistributed district of Rankin Inlet South.[4]
He is the nephew of Tom Sammurtok, who was the MLA for the neighbouring electoral district of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet.[5] Both Alexander and Tom Sammurtok were defeated in the 2017 Nunavut general election, Alexander by Kusugak and Tom by Cathy Towtongie; in the 2021 Nunavut general election, Alexander Sammurtok ran in Rankin Inlet North and defeated Towtongie.[6]