David Simailak

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = David Simailak

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| birth_date = c. 1952

| birth_place = Baker Lake, Nunavut

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| office = MLA for Baker Lake

| term_start = 2004

| term_end = 2008

| predecessor = Glenn McLean

| successor = Moses Aupaluktuq

| party = non-partisan
consensus government

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David Simailak (born c. 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Baker Lake having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. Simailak was the Minister of Finance and the Minister Responsible for the Liquor Licensing Board.

Prior to becoming an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Simailak was the mayor of Baker Lake and vice-chair of the Nunavut Power Corporation.

On 11 September 2008, a report by acting integrity commissioner Norman Pickell was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The report stated that Simailak had violated the Integrity Act while acting as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2007.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-mla-simailak-violated-integrity-act-over-2-years-report-1.709178?ref=rss Nunavut MLA Simailak violated Integrity Act over 2 years: report][https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-finance-minister-did-not-declare-company-that-received-government-loan-cbc-investigation-1.638748 Nunavut finance minister did not declare company that received government loan: CBC investigation]

His son Craig Simailak was elected to the legislative assembly to represent Baker Lake in 2020.