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This is a list of the Leaders of the Opposition of the Yukon Territory, Canada, since 1978 when responsible government was given to the territory. Prior to 1978 the territory had a legislature which had a largely advisory role and no political parties or government leader. Instead powers were invested in a governing Commissioner appointed by the federal government.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| 1. | Iain MacKay | 1978 | 1981 | Liberal |
| 2. | Tony Penikett | 1981 | 1985 | NDP |
| 3. | Willard Phelps | 1985 | 1991 | Progressive Conservative |
| 4. | Daniel Lang | 1991 | 1992 | Yukon Party** |
| 5. | Tony Penikett | 1992 | 1995 | NDP |
| 6. | Piers McDonald | 1995 | 1996 | NDP |
| 7. | John Ostashek | 1996 | 1999 | Yukon Party |
| 8. | Pat Duncan | 1999 | 2000 | Liberal |
| 9. | Trevor Harding | 2000 | 2000 | NDP |
| 10. | Eric Fairclough | 2001 | 2002 | NDP |
| 11. | Todd Hardy | 2002 | 2006 | NDP |
| 12. | Arthur Mitchell | 2006 | 2011 | Liberal |
| 13. | Liz Hanson | 2011 | 2016 | NDP |
| 14. | Stacey Hassard | 2016 | 2021 | Yukon Party |
| 15. | Currie Dixon | 2021 | present | Yukon Party |
**In 1992, the Progressive Conservative Party in the Yukon changed its name to the Yukon Party.
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Yukon is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 44,412 as of March 2023. Whitehorse, the territorial capital, is the largest settlement in any of the three territories.
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization. Devolved territories have the power to make legislation relevant to the area, thus granting them a higher level of autonomy.
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the territory of Yukon, Canada. The party is not organizationally linked to the federal Liberal Party of Canada in any official manner.
The premier of Yukon is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of Yukon. The post is the territory's head of government, although its powers are considerably more limited than that of a provincial premier. The office was established in 1978 when most authority was devolved from the appointed commissioner to the leader of the party that had the confidence of the Yukon Legislative Assembly; for the year immediately prior to this, that leader was one of the members serving with the commissioner's Executive Committee.
Antony David John Penikett is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada, who served as the third premier of Yukon from 1985 to 1992.
Christopher "Chris" William Pearson was the second leader of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party and the first premier of the Yukon in the Yukon.
The commissioner of Yukon is the representative of the Government of Canada in the Canadian federal territory of Yukon. The commissioner is appointed by the federal government and, in contrast to the governor general of Canada or the lieutenant governors of the Canadian provinces, is not a viceroy and therefore not a direct representative of the Canadian monarch in the territory eo ipso.
The Yukon Legislative Assembly is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines. In contrast, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, their legislative assemblies are elected on a non-partisan basis and operate on a consensus government model.
The 1978 Yukon general election was held on November 20, 1978, was the first conventional legislative election in the history of Canada's Yukon Territory. Prior elections were held to elect representatives to the Yukon Territorial Council, a non-partisan body that acted in an advisory role to the Commissioner of the Yukon. Following the passage of the Yukon Elections Act in 1977, the 1978 election was the first time that voters in the Yukon elected representatives to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in an election organized along political party lines.
Hilda Pauline Watson was a Canadian schoolteacher and politician from the Yukon Territory. She was the first woman in Canadian history to lead a political party which was successful in having its members elected.
The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party was a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. It was succeeded by the Yukon Party.
The Yukon Territorial Council was a political body in the Canadian territory of Yukon, prior to the creation of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Although not a full legislature, the council acted as an advisory body to the Commissioner of Yukon, and had the power to pass non-binding motions of legislation which would be forwarded to the commissioner for consideration.
The Legislature of Yukon is the legislature of the territory of Yukon, Canada. The legislature is made of two elements: the Commissioner of Yukon, who represents the federal government of Canada, and the unicameral assembly Yukon Legislative Assembly. The legislature has existed since Yukon was formed out of part of the Northwest Territories in 1898.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Yukon.
