Eva Aariak
Eva Qamaniq Aariak,a (Inuktitut: ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ; born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 territorial election to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. She was subsequently chosen as the second Premier of Nunavut, under the territory's consensus government system, on November 14, 2008. Aariak is the fifth woman to serve as a premier in Canada.
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