CanadaPremiers & mayorsIndependent ( Consensus government )Nunavut · Arviat North-Whale CovePremier of Nunavut
John Main
Profile
John Main is a Canadian politician serving as the seventh Premier of Nunavut since 2025. He is the first non-Inuk to hold the office of Premier in the territory. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in 2017 representing Arviat North-Whale Cove, he previously served as the Minister of Health and Minister responsible for Suicide Prevention. Before his political career, Main worked as a television reporter for CBC News and held roles in economic development and business administration. He is a graduate of Mount Allison University with a degree in economics.
Details
- Born
- March 7, 1980 · 46 years old
- Birth place
- Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
- Education
- Mount Allison University
- Career
- Television reporter for CBC News, economic development officer with the Municipality of Arviat, regional business officer with the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, president of the Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce
