Ms. Udloriak Hanson (Udlu) was appointed Deputy Minister of the department of Economic Development and Transportation in January 2018.

She was, most recently, the Chief Operating Officer with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), the land claims organization representing Nunavut Inuit. She was also NTI’s Chief Negotiator for devolution.

Udlu served as Senior Advisor to the Clerk of the Executive Council for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on Aboriginal Issues and Arctic Economic Opportunities. She also served as A/Executive Director and Special Advisor to Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the national organization representing Inuit across Canada.

She led the development of Qaujisaqtiit Society, Nunavut’s first charitable consortium of Inuit non-profit organizations. She sits on the board of directors for the Rideau Hall Foundation.

Udlu has undergraduate honours degrees in business administration and adult education. She currently resides in Iqaluit, Nunavut where she was born and raised.