Jack Cable

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Ivan John "Jack" Cable (born August 17, 1934) was a Canadian politician and the former Commissioner of the Yukon October 1, 2000—December 1, 2005. He is also the former Yukon Liberal Party member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for the Riverside riding (1992-2000) and leader of the party from 1992 to 1995 and again from 1997 to 1999. He was first elected in the 1992 election and again in the 1996 election.

Born in Hamilton, Ontario,^[1] he practiced law in Whitehorse for 21 years. He was a MLA serving two terms from October 1992 until he decided not to seek re-election in April 2000. As a public servant, he has been director of the Northern Canada Power Commission, president of its successor Yukon Eneregy Corporation, a founding member of Recycle Organics Together Society, director of Yukon Science Institute, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Salvation Army Adult Residential Centre and president of the Yukon Chamber of Commerce.

He is also a member of the Learning Disabilities Association of the Yukon, the Association of Professional Engineers of the Yukon and founding member of Boreal Alternate Energy Centre.

He holds a degree in chemical engineering from University of Toronto, an MBA from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Western Ontario.