Dave Porter (politician)

Dave Porter
MLA for Campbell
In office
1982–1985
Preceded by Robert Fleming
Succeeded by Sam Johnston
MLA for Watson Lake
In office
1985–1989
Preceded by Don Taylor
Succeeded by John Devries
Personal details
Political party Yukon New Democratic Party

Dave Porter is a former Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1982 to 1989. He was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.

He was first elected in the 1982 election as MLA for Campbell. He shifted to the district of Watson Lake for the 1985 election, in which he was reelected, and served as House Leader and Deputy Premier in the government of Tony Penikett.[1]

He did not run for reelection in the 1989 election. He was then appointed as executive director of the Yukon Human Rights Commission.[1]

Porter later served as CEO of the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council,[2] and as chief negotiator for the Kaska Dena Council.[3]

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