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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 nine premiers since 1978, of which five were from the Yukon Party and its predecessor the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party, two were from the Yukon Liberal Party, and two were from the Yukon New Democratic Party. Yukon is the only province or territory in Canada that has never had a native-born premier. The Government of Yukon does not publish an official list of premiers. Listed here are the terms of serve as provided by the Parliament of Canada. [4]
Yukon Liberal Party Yukon New Democratic Party Yukon Progressive Conservative Party Yukon Party
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Electoral mandates (Assembly) | Political party | Riding | Ref. | ||
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Government Leaders of Yukon | |||||||||
1 | Chris Pearson (1931–2014) | 20 November 1978 | 22 March 1985 | Progressive Conservative (Ldr. 1978) | MLA for Riverdale North | ||||
2 | Willard Phelps (b. 1941) | 23 March 1985 | 28 May 1985 |
| Progressive Conservative (Ldr. 1985) | Did not hold a seat in legislature | |||
3 | Tony Penikett (b. 1945) | 29 May 1985 | 6 November 1992 | New Democratic (Ldr. 1981) | MLA for Whitehorse West | ||||
4 | John Ostashek (1936–2007) | 7 November 1992 | 18 October 1996 | Yukon Party (Ldr. 1991) | MLA for Porter Creek North | ||||
Premiers of Yukon | |||||||||
5 | Piers McDonald (b. 1955) | 19 October 1996 | 5 May 2000 | New Democratic (Ldr. 1995) | MLA for McIntyre-Takhini | ||||
6 | Pat Duncan (b. 1960) | 6 May 2000 | 30 November 2002 | Liberal (Ldr. 1998) | MLA for Porter Creek South | ||||
7 | Dennis Fentie (1950–2019) | 30 November 2002 | 10 June 2011 | Yukon Party (Ldr. 2002) | MLA for Watson Lake | ||||
8 | Darrell Pasloski (b. 1960) | 11 June 2011 | 3 December 2016 |
| Yukon Party (Ldr. 2011) | MLA for Mountainview | |||
9 | Sandy Silver (b. 1969) | 3 December 2016 | 14 January 2023 | Liberal (Ldr. 2012) | MLA for Klondike | ||||
10 | Ranj Pillai (b. 1974) | 14 January 2023 | incumbent |
| Liberal (Ldr. 2023) | MLA for Porter Creek South |
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