Paul Aarulaaq Quassa was born on January 12,1952 and is a Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Nunavut from November 2017 to June 2018.
10 Facts About Paul Quassa
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Paul Quassa served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, representing Aggu from 2013 until 2021.
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An Inuk, Quassa became involved in Inuit politics at the age of 20, and was one of the chief negotiators of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement that created the modern territory of Nunavut.
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Paul Quassa was born in Manitok, a hunting camp near Igloolik.
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Paul Quassa returned to Igloolik in 1972 to work on land claims and served as president of the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut in the early 1990s.
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Paul Quassa was one of the negotiators of, and a signatory of, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement settlement that led to the establishment of Nunavut.
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Paul Quassa worked as a journalist with CBC North, the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation and Isuma Productions.
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Paul Quassa served in the Executive Council of Nunavut as Minister of Education during the 4th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.
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Paul Quassa was reelected in the 2017 election, and was selected as premier at the Nunavut Leadership Forum under the territory's consensus government system.
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Paul Quassa was replaced as Premier by former deputy premier Joe Savikataaq.