Kelvin Ng

Ng began his political career on the municipal level. He has served on municipal council between 1979 and 1987 and as Mayor of Cambridge Bay from 1988 to 1993.^[2]

Ng first ran in territorial election against Ernie Bernhardt for the Kitikmeot electoral district but was defeated by Bernhardt in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election.^[3] Ng won in the 1993 by-election to fill the vacancy for Kitikmeot after a mid-term resignation by Bernhardt.^[2] Bernhardt and Ng faced each other again in this district in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election.^[3] He defeated Bernhardt and was re-elected. Ng served one term in the Northwest Territories Legislature, becoming a cabinet minister for health and social services in the government.^[2] His district was abolished in 1999 when Nunavut was created from the Northwest Territories.

Ng ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the first general election held in 1999. Ng won the Cambridge Bay electoral district, and was appointed to the cabinet as the first Minister of Finance for the territory. He served one term before retiring in 2004 at the dissolution of the legislature to devote more time to his family.^[2]

• Nunavut Votes 2004 Cambridge Bay Profile