Pamela Gross named Nunavut justice minister in cabinet shuffle
Gross and Minister David Akeeagok swap some portfolios months before next election
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok has reassigned some portfolios among his cabinet ministers.
In a news release on Monday, the premier said Pamela Gross is now minister of justice, minister responsible for labour and minister responsible for the human rights tribunal.
Gross, who's also the deputy premier, will remain as education minister in addition to her new portfolios.
The justice, labour and human rights tribunal portfolios were previously held by Minister David Akeeagok. He now takes on two of Gross's previous portfolios, as human resources minister and minister responsible for the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission, and also stays on as community services minister.
The new assignments are effective immediately, the premier said.
The announcement is the latest in a number of cabinet upheavals since P.J. Akeeagok was named premier in 2021. Six people have resigned from cabinet over that time, and the premier also faced a confidence vote in the legislature last fall.
The next territorial election is just a few months away, on Oct. 27.