Life and career
Pemberton is 62 as of 2025,and has four children. He originates from Nova Scotia. He has over 30 years of experience in business,governance,and public service,previously owned a furniture store in Whitehorse,and served as former premier Ranj Pillai's campaign spokesperson. He served as Chair of the Whitehorse and Yukon chambers of commerce,Chair of the Yukon Development Corporation,and as a board member for Yukon Energy. [1] He also served on the Yukon Workers’Compensation Appeal Tribunal and was a long-time President of the Yukon Community Crime Stoppers. [2]
Politically,Pemberton serves as chair of the Liberal Party of Canada's Yukon wing,responsible for party organizing in the territory. [3] The Yukon Liberal Party itself is not organizationally linked to the federal Liberals in any official manner.
Pemberton joined the Yukon Liberal leadership race on May 27 after Pillai announced he would not lead the party into the 2025 Yukon general election,on May 7. [4] [5] On June 19,he won the 2025 Yukon Liberal Party leadership election after narrowly defeating Doris Bill by 13 votes,and became the premier-designate until officially being sworn in as premier on June 27.
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