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The Executive Council of Nunavut or cabinet includes a Premier and seven Ministers and is elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly from among the Assembly members.〔(Legislative Assembly of Nunavut - Frequently Asked Questions ) (PDF), accessed 7 May 2008〕 The cabinet members provide the political direction and accountability for each function, while the Deputy Minister of each department is appointed position with responsibility to guide and manage the daily administration of the budgets and programs of government.〔 As of November 2015, the current ministers are:〔(Cabinet of Nunavut ), accessed 31 March 2014.〕〔(Members (MLAs) )〕 Third Legislative Assembly *Commissioner: Ann Meekitjuk Hanson, Edna Elias *Premier: Eva Aariak * Secretary to Cabinet: Markus Weber Appointments and removals Seven of the eight current ministers were chosen on November 14, 2008, following the 2008 election. One seat was left open pending the results of the Akulliq by-election on December 12, 2008, however, so that the winner of that by-election would have the same opportunity as other MLAs to be considered for the remaining position.〔(Nunavut MLAs to choose premier, cabinet next week ), November 7, 2008.〕 After the Akulliq by-election was sent to a recount which resulted in an exact tie between the two leading contenders, thus necessitating a second by-election, the MLAs announced on January 22, 2009 that they would no longer hold the remaining seat open, but would fill the vacancy so that they could proceed with pending government business.〔("Nunavut assembly to fill vacant cabinet spot despite MLA vacancy" ), cbc.ca, January 22, 2009.〕 The final spot was filled on January 26, 2009, when the MLAs appointed Tagak Curley over James Arvaluk and Fred Schell.〔(Curley named Nunavut's newest cabinet minister )〕 On January 24, 2009, Louis Tapardjuk was removed as Minister of Justice with the duties being assumed by Premier Eva Aariak. The removal was caused by leaked email from Tapardjuk that read in part; "Often, in cases of domestic disputes, both parties share the blame, but according to the criminal code, the person who gets physical is charged, even though the other party may have initiated the conflict. Often the male is charged even though the conflict may have been initiated by the female partner." The email was sent to ''Nunavut News/North'' who forwarded it to the Premier, who indicated that the remarks appeared to "...condone violence against women and men...". Former Premier Paul Okalik defended Tapardjuk, stating that the email was an attempt to start a debate.〔(Women "share the blame" as victims of domestic violence: Tapardjuk )〕〔(Okalik criticizes Aariak for removing justice minister over email )〕 Following two announcements of massive debt and overspending of funds at the Nunavut Housing Corporation, Hunter Tootoo was moved to Minister of Education from Minister Responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation. Minister Tapardjuk was moved from Education to fill the gap at Housing. ==Previous Councils== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Executive Council of Nunavut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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