We are finishing our look at the first five premiers of the Yukon today with the life of Piers McDonald. Piers McDonald was born on Aug. 4, 1955. As a student at Queen’s University, he played football and was one of the better players at the...
The first NDP premier of the Yukon, Tony Penikett had a long career in the Legislature, and remains one of the longest serving premiers in the territory’s history. Tony Penikett was born in Sussex, England on Nov. 14, 1945. He attended school in...
After Chris Pearson resigned as Premier of the Yukon, he was replaced by Willard Leroy Phelps. Williard Phelps was born on Oct. 23, 1941 in Vancouver. His grandfather was Willard Phelps, who was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council from 1909 to...
While the Yukon Territory has existed since the turn of the 20th century, it was not until 1978 that we got our first premier of the territory. Previously, there was a Yukon Territorial Council that acted as in an advisory role to the Commissioner...