Rebekah Williams

Rebekah Uqi Williams
Acting Commissioner of Nunavut
In office
June 22, 2020 – January 12, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
PremierJoe Savikataaq
Preceded byNellie Kusugak
Succeeded byEva Aariak
MLA for Quttiktuq
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byLevi Barnabas
Succeeded byLevi Barnabas
Personal details
Born(1950-03-03)March 3, 1950
Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut)[citation needed]
DiedApril 15, 2023(2023-04-15) (aged 73)
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
ResidenceIqaluit

Rebekah Uqi Williams (March 3, 1950 – April 15, 2023)[1][2] was a Canadian politician who served as the acting commissioner of Nunavut from June 22, 2020, when Nellie Kusugak's term ended, until January 14, 2021, when Eva Aariak took office.[3][4] She served as the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from December 20, 2019 until December 2022.[5][6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

  1. ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. P. G. Normandin. 1972. ISBN 9780787635619.
  2. ^ "Former MLA Rebekah Williams dies". April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Speak Inuktitut, protect the vulnerable, says Nunavut commissioner on end of five-year term". CBC News. June 23, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister announces new Commissioner of Nunavut". CBC News. January 12, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Neary, Derek (March 5, 2020). "Premier, MLA congratulate Rebekah Williams on deputy commissioner role". Nunavut News. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Former MLA Rebekah Williams dies". April 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2001
  8. ^ "Rebecca Williams wins a squeaker in Quttiktuq". Nunatsiaq News. December 8, 2000. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001.
  9. ^ "Nunavut Election 2004". CBC News. February 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004.