Fun facts
Premier of Nunavut
Honorable
Name:
Joe Savikataaq
Age:
58
Home community:
Arviat
Family
Married to Susan, three grown children and nine grandkids
Goal as Premier
To bring Elders care closer to home, ensure we are well on our way with an in-territory mental health and addictions treatment centre, and to make sure Nunavummiut feel they have better access to their government.
Goal as Minister of Environment
To use my previous experience as a wildlife officer with traditional knowledge and recent data to make good sustainable decisions that will benefit Nunavut for generations to come.
Tell us something about you that people wouldn’t know/fun fact to seem more approachable
I am pilot and love to fly my Cessna 185
What is your favourite movie?
Any Harrison Ford action film!