James Arvaluk
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = |
| name = James Arvaluk
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date text|April 1948}}
| birth_place =near Fury and Hecla Strait, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
| death_date = {{death date and age |2016|04|27|1948|04|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Winnipeg
| residence =
| office1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
| constituency1 = Aivilik
| term_start1 = 1991
| term_end1 = 1995
| predecessor1 = Peter Irniq
| successor1 = Manitok Thompson
| office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
| constituency2 = Nanulik
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2003
| predecessor2 = first member
| successor2 = Patterk Netser
| constituency3 = Tununiq
| term_start3 = 2006
| term_end3 = May 16, 2011
| predecessor3 = Jobie Nutarak
| successor3 =Joe Enook
| party = non-partisan
consensus government
| occupation =
}}
James Arvaluk (April 1948 – April 27, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Coral Harbour, Nunavut.{{cite book|title=Inuit monthly|author=Inuit Tapirisat of Canada|date=1977|volume=6|publisher=Inuit Tapirisat of Canada|issn=0318-5346|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1JMIAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-04-12}} He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 to 2003. He served as Nunavut's first Minister of Education.
Political career
In February 1995 Arvaluk resigned his seat in the NWT Legislative Assembly after being charged with sexual assault. He was convicted of two sexual assaults and sentenced to five years. However, after a successful appeal on one of the two counts he was required to serve only two and a half years.
On June 20, 2003 he resigned his seat after being convicted of assault causing bodily harm against his girlfriend in August 2000, for which he served nine months.{{cite news|last1=Bell|first1=Jim|title=Lack of remorse gets Arvaluk nine months in jail|url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/lack_of_remorse_gets_arvaluk_nine_months_in_jail/|accessdate=January 3, 2019|work=Nunatsiaq News|date=January 16, 2004}}{{cite news|last1=D'Souza|first1=Patricia|title=Nanulik by-election could be held Sept. 2|url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/archives/30627/news/nunavut/30627_01.html|accessdate=May 1, 2016|work=Nunatsiaq Online|date=June 27, 2003}}
Had he not resigned, the Legislative Assembly was prepared to meet in an emergency session and pass a motion forcing him to leave.
At the October 16, 2006 by-election, Arvaluk was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing the Tununiq electoral district. After suffering both a heart attack and a stroke in 2010, he resigned his post on May 16, 2011, citing health reasons.{{cite news|title=Nunavut MLA Arvaluk steps down|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-mla-arvaluk-steps-down-1.1011713|publisher=CBC News|date=May 16, 2011}} He died in Winnipeg on April 27, 2016.{{cite news|last1=Gregoire|first1=Lisa|title=Long-time Nunavut leader James Arvaluk passes away|url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674long-time_nunavut_leader_james_arvaluk_dies_in_pond_inlet/|accessdate=January 3, 2019|work=Nunatsiaq News|date=April 28, 2016}}
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Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
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Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut