| Kevin O'Brien | |
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| In office 1995 – 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Silas Arngn'naaq |
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| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
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| In office 1999 – 2004 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | David Alagalak |
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| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
Kevin O'Brien is a Canadian union negotiator, former civil servant and a former municipal and territorial level politician who has served as a Member of both the Northwest Territories Legislature and the Nunavut Legislature. He also briefly served as Speaker.
O'Brien was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated incumbent MLA Silas Arngn'naaq to win the Kivallivik electoral district. He served a single term in the Legislature before Northwest Territories and Nunavut were split and his electoral district was abolished.
O'Brien ran for a seat in the first Nunavut general election held in 1999. He won the Arviat electoral district and became it's first member. O'Brien was elected Speaker of the House in 2000 and held it until his defeat in the 2004 Nunavut general election. He was defeated by David Alagalak in a hotly contested race finishing a distant fourth.[1]
O'Brien got into legal trouble when he was convicted of illegal possession of liquor in Arviat, Nunavut. He plead guilty to the charge but it was not publicized until after the 2004 election.[2]
References
- ^ Nunavut Votes 2004 Arviat Profile. CBC News. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ From Nunavut DM to head of United Church. Nunatsiaq News (September 8, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
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| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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| Preceded by Levi Barnabas |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut 2000-2004 |
Succeeded by Jobie Nutarak |
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