About Joe Enook
Lived 1957 – 2019 (aged 61–62). Joe Enook was a Canadian politician.
Joe Enook (1957 – March 29, 2019) was a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the district of Tununiq in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on September 12, 2011. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. In 2017, he was acclaimed as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, the office he held until his death in March 2019. During his tenure as a Member of the Legislative Assembly and as its Speaker, he rarely addressed the legislature in English, as he preferred to promote the use of Inuktitut.
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Who was Joe Enook?
Canadian politician
When was Joe Enook born?
Joe Enook was born in 1957 in Northwest Territories, Pond Inlet.
When did Joe Enook die?
Joe Enook died on 29 March 2019 in Ottawa.
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Joe Enook was a politician.
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Joe Enook was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Enook. https://biography.guide/joe-enook/
MLA: "Joe Enook." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joe-enook/.
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