Brian Koonoo

The Honourable
Brian Koonoo
MLA
The Honourable Brian Koonoo MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Tununiq
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 27, 2025
Preceded by	Karen Nutarak
Member of the Executive Council of Nunavut
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 20, 2025
Personal details
Party	Non-partisan; consensus government

Brian Koonoo is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2025 Nunavut general election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Tununiq.

Koonoo is a recently retired employee of Parks Canada.^[2]

v t e 2025 Nunavut general election: Tununiq
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Brian Koonoo	194	50.52
	Verna Strickland	109	28.39
	David Qamaniq	78	20.31
Eligible voters			792
Total valid ballots			381
Rejected ballots			3
Turnout			48.48%
^[3]

v t e Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Presiding Officer (Speaker): David Joanasie
Government	John Main Akearok Akeeagok Brewster Hickes Koonoo Lyall Simailak Tattuinee
Other	Angootealuk Attagutaluk Joanasie Kablutsiak Kautuk Kuliktana Mike Pedersen Porter Qammaniq Qavvik Sammurtok Taqtu

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The Honourable Brian Koonoo MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Tununiq
Incumbent
Assumed office October 27, 2025
Preceded by	Karen Nutarak
Member of the Executive Council of Nunavut
Incumbent
Assumed office November 20, 2025

Personal details
Party	Non-partisan consensus government