Commissioner of Yukon

This is a list of Yukon Commissioners from 1897 to the present. The Commissioner is appointed by the Government of Canada, but they are not vice-regals and therefore not the Queen's Representative of the territory.

Office of Commissioner and Administrator were abolished in 1918. Office replaced by the Gold Commissioner who was responsible to the federal Minister of the Interior.

The position of Gold Commissioner and Comptroller were combined in 1932 with the Comptroller being the title for the chief executive. Spelling was changed to Controller in 1936.

In 1948, the title of chief executive once again became Commissioner. Beginning in 1978, Yukon had party government with a Government Leader (later Premier) and powers being devolved from the Commissioner to the government.

See also: List of premiers of Yukon

Living former Commissioners

As of November 2010^[update], six former commissioners are alive, the oldest being Douglas Bell (1979–1986, born 1926). The most recent commissioner to die was Frank Fingland (1978–1979).

References

• "History". Commissioner of Yukon. Government of Yukon. http://www.commissioner.gov.yk.ca/about/history.html. Retrieved 2009-11-30. 
• "Commissioners, Gold Commissioners and Controllers of the Yukon Territory". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=a1ARTA0011890. Retrieved 2009-11-30. 

External links

• Official Handbook for Commissioners of the Territories (Canada)