Rebekah Williams

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Rebekah Uqi Williams

| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|3|3}}

| birth_place = Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|4|15|1950|3|3}}

| death_place =

| residence = Iqaluit

| office = Acting Commissioner of Nunavut

| term_start = June 22, 2020

| term_end = January 12, 2021

| primeminister = Justin Trudeau

| premier = Joe Savikataaq

| predecessor = Nellie Kusugak

| successor = Eva Aariak

| office2 = MLA for Quttiktuq

| term_start2 = 2000

| term_end2 = 2004

| predecessor2 = Levi Barnabas

| successor2 = Levi Barnabas

| party = non-partisan
consensus government

| religion =

| occupation =

}}

Rebekah Uqi Williams (March 3, 1950 – April 15, 2023){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQKJAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Williams%2C+Rebekah%22+|title = The Canadian Parliamentary Guide|year = 1972| publisher=P. G. Normandin |isbn = 9780787635619}}{{cite web | url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/former-mla-rebekah-williams-dies/ | title=Former MLA Rebekah Williams dies | date=April 18, 2023 }} was a Canadian politician who served as the acting commissioner of Nunavut from June 22, 2020, when Nellie Kusugak's term ended, until January 14, 2021, when Eva Aariak took office.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-commissioner-wraps-up-five-year-term-1.5622664 |title=Speak Inuktitut, protect the vulnerable, says Nunavut commissioner on end of five-year term |work=CBC News |date=23 June 2020 |access-date=15 August 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/prime-minister-announces-new-commissioner-of-nunavut-860313179.html |title=Prime Minister announces new Commissioner of Nunavut |work=CBC News |date=12 January 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021}} She served as the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from December 20, 2019 until December 2022.{{cite news |url=https://nunavutnews.com/nunavut-news/premier-mla-congratulate-rebekah-williams-on-deputy-commissioner-role/ |title=Premier, MLA congratulate Rebekah Williams on deputy commissioner role |date=March 5, 2020 |publisher=Nunavut News |first=Derek |last=Neary |accessdate=April 30, 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/former-mla-rebekah-williams-dies/ | title=Former MLA Rebekah Williams dies | date=April 18, 2023 }} She also served as a former territorial level politician from Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories, now part of Nunavut. Williams previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2000 until 2004.Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2001

Williams was elected in a by-election in the Quttiktuq electoral district on December 4, 2000. She defeated seven other candidates with 21% of the vote including former MLA Levi Barnabas who had previously vacated the seat after he pleaded guilty to assault as well as former Northwest Territories MLA Tommy Enuaraq.{{cite news |url=http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut001231/nvt21208_01.html |title=Rebecca Williams wins a squeaker in Quttiktuq |publisher=Nunatsiaq News |date=December 8, 2000 |archivedate=February 21, 2001| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010221184202/http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut001231/nvt21208_01.html}}

Williams served a partial term in office, and ran for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election. Despite increasing her popular vote she was defeated by Barnabas.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/nunavutvotes2004/ridings/resultMain.html |title=Nunavut Election 2004| publisher=CBC News|date=February 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405171058/http://www.cbc.ca/nunavutvotes2004/ridings/resultMain.html |archivedate=April 5, 2004}}