Judy Gingell

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Judy Gingell (born 1948) is an aboriginal Canadian politician and was Commissioner of the Yukon (1995-2000).

Born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Gingell was the founding director of the Yukon Native Brotherhood in 1969. During the 1970s and 1980s, she served on the executive council of the Yukon Indian Women's Association and became a founding director of Northern Native Broadcasting in the Yukon. She was then elected president of the Yukon Indian Development Corporation in 1980. She was also chair of the Council for Yukon Indians from 1989 to May 1995. She was appointed as the first aboriginal Commissioner on June 23, 1995, and retired in September 2000. She ran in the McIntyre-Takhini riding for the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2002 Yukon general election.

Preceded by:
John Kenneth McKinnon		 Commissioner of the Yukon
1995-2000		 Succeeded by:
Jack Cable
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