List of premiers of Yukon
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The Canadian territory of Yukon has had a responsible government since 1978. In the 19th century, Yukon was a segment of the Hudson's Bay Company-administered North-Western Territory and then the Canadian-administered Northwest Territories. The territory only obtained a recognizable local government in 1895 when it became a separate district of the Northwest Territories.[1] In 1898, Yukon was made a separate territory with its own commissioner and appointed Territorial Council.[2] Prior to 1978, the territory had a legislature with a largely advisory role and no political parties or government leader. Instead, powers were invested in a governing Commissioner appointed by the federal government.[3]
Yukon has had eight Premiers since 1978, of which five were from the Yukon Party and its predecessor the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party, one was from the Yukon Liberal Party, and two were from the Yukon New Democratic Party. Chris Pearson and Tony Penikett are both the territory's longest-serving Premiers, having each served for seven years.
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[edit] Premiers of Yukon
Yukon Liberal Party Yukon New Democratic Party Yukon Progressive Conservative Party Yukon Party
| Premier (party) |
Period | Assemblies | Elections | ||
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| 1st | Chris Pearson[N 1] (Progressive Conservative) |
1978 March 1985 |
24th 25th |
Elected November 20, 1978 Re-elected June 7, 1982 Resigned March 1985 |
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| 2nd | Willard Phelps[N 1] (Progressive Conservative) |
March 1985 May 1985 |
25th | Designated March 1985 | |
| 3rd | Tony Penikett (NDP) |
May 1985 November 7, 1992 |
26th 27th |
Elected May 13, 1985 Re-elected February 20, 1989 |
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| 4th | John Ostashek[N 1] (Yukon Party)[N 2] |
November 7, 1992 October 19, 1996 |
28th | Elected October 19, 1992 | |
| 5th | Piers McDonald (NDP) |
October 19, 1996 May 6, 2000 |
29th | Elected September 30, 1996 | |
| 6th | Pat Duncan (Liberal) |
May 6, 2000 November 2002 |
30th | Elected April 17, 2000 | |
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7th | Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) |
November 2002 June 10, 2011 |
31st 32nd |
Elected November 4, 2002 Re-elected October 10, 2006 Resigned April 27, 2011 |
| 8th | Darrell Pasloski (Yukon Party) |
June 11, 2011 present |
32nd 33rd |
Designated May 28, 2011 Re-elected October 11, 2011 |
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[edit] Living former premiers
As of June 2011[update], six former premiers are alive, the oldest being Chris Pearson (1978–1985, born 1931). The most recent former premier to die was John Ostashek (1992–1996), on June 10, 2007.
| Name | Term | Date of birth |
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| Chris Pearson | 1978–1985 | 1931 (age 80–81) |
| Willard Phelps | 1985 | 1941 (age 70–71) |
| Tony Penikett | 1985–1992 | November 14, 1945 |
| Piers McDonald | 1996–2000 | August 4, 1955 |
| Pat Duncan | 2000–2002 | April 8, 1960 |
| Dennis Fentie | 2002–2011 | November 8, 1950 |
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] Notes
- ^ Coates 1988, p. 74
- ^ Coates 1988, p. 103
- ^ "Territorial Battles: Yukon Elections, 1978-2006". CBC. 1978-11-22. http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/provincial_territorial_politics/topics/2365/. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
[edit] References
- "General Elections". Elections Yukon. http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/gen-elections.html. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- Coates, Kenneth; Morrison, William Robert (1988). Land of the Midnight Sun. Hurtig Publishers. ISBN 9780888303318. http://books.google.com/books?id=dBBiAAAACAAJ.
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