Former Government Leaders of Yukon Territory

A premier is the chief minister of a provincial government. Because of the shared framework of cabinet government, the office of provincial premier is similar to that held by Canada's prime minister. The policy direction and management of the provincial governments is visibly dominated by their premiers. A premier is in every sense the "first" minister.

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Dates of Office	Government Leader	Party	(Born - Died)
1978 - Mar 1985	Chris Pearson	PC	(b. 1931)
Mar 1985 - May 1985	Willard Phelps	PC	(b. 1941)
May 1985 - 7 Nov 1992	Tony Penikett	NDP	(b. 1945)
7 Nov 1992 - 19 Oct 1996	John Ostashek	Yuk	(b. 1936)
19 Oct 1996 - 6 May 2000	Piers McDonald	NDP	(b. 1955)
6 May 2000 - 4 Nov 2002	Pat Duncan	Lib	(b. 1960)
4 Nov 2002 -	Dennis Fentie	Yuk	(b. 1950)

Party Abbreviations

Lib = Liberal Party
NDP = New Democratic Party
PC = Progressive Conservative
Yuk = Yukon Party