Tagak Curley

Tagak Curley
MLA for Keewatin South, NT
In office
1979–1983
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MLA for Aivilik, NT
In office
1983–1987
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byPeter Irniq
MLA for Rankin Inlet North, NU
In office
2004–2013
Preceded byJack Anawak
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Coral Harbour, Northwest Territories (now Coral Harbour, Nunavut)
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government

Tagak Curley CM ONu (born 1944) is an Inuit leader, politician and businessman from Nunavut. As a prominent figure in the negotiations that led to the creation of Nunavut, Tagak is considered a living Father of Confederation in Canada. He was born in a hunting camp at Coral Harbour, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).