Commissioner of Yukon
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Incumbent:	Doug Phillips Doug Phillips (politician) Douglas George Phillips, also known as Doug Phillips, is a Canadian businessman and politician and the current Commissioner of Yukon.Born in Toronto in 1946, Phillips moved to Whitehorse with his family as a child. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1985, serving fifteen...
First commissioner:	James Morrow Walsh James Morrow Walsh James Morrow Walsh, was a North West Mounted Police officer and the first Commissioner of the Yukon Territory....
Formation:	June 13, 1898

This is a list of Yukon

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 Commissioner

Commissioner

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s from 1897 to the present. The Commissioner is appointed by the Government of Canada

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, but they are not vice-regals and therefore not the Queen's Representative of the territory.

Commissioner	Term
James Morrow Walsh James Morrow Walsh James Morrow Walsh, was a North West Mounted Police officer and the first Commissioner of the Yukon Territory....	1897-1898
William Ogilvie	1898-1901
James Hamilton Ross James Hamilton Ross James Hamilton Ross was a Canadian politician, the Yukon Territory's third Commissioner, and an ardent defender of territorial rights...	1901-1902
Henry William Newlands Henry William Newlands Henry William Newlands was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and served as Saskatchewan's fourth Lieutenant Governor.Born in March 1862 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Newlands was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1883, after which he would go on to have an important role in the domain of law...	1902-1902 (acting)
Zachary Taylor Wood Zachary Taylor Wood Zachary Taylor Wood, CMG was acting Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory of Canada.-Early life:Born in Annapolis Naval Academy in 1860, where his father John Taylor Wood was stationed...	1902-1903 (acting)
Frederick Tennyson Congdon Frederick Tennyson Congdon Frederick Tennyson Congdon was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and served as the Yukon's fourth Commissioner....	1903-1904
William Wallace Burns McInnes William Wallace Burns McInnes William Wallace Burns McInnes was a Canadian politician, lawyer and served as the Yukon's fifth Commissioner....	1905-1906
John T. Lithgow	January 1907 - May 1907 (acting)
Alexander Henderson Alexander Henderson (politician) Alexander Henderson was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia and Yukon. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1898 to 1900...	1907-1911
George Black	1912-1915
George Norris Williams	1915-1916 (acting)

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.

Gold Commissioner	Term
F.X. Gosselin	1907-1912
George P. MacKenzie	1912-1924
Percy Reid	1925-1927
George Ian MacLean	1928-1932

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.

Controller	Term
George A. Jeckell George A. Jeckell George Allen Jeckell was an educator, civil servant and political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He served as Yukon Comptroller/Controller from 1932 to 1946 and was accordingly the highest ranked government official in the territory.He was born in Exeter, Ontario, the son of William Jeckell and Essy...	1932-1946
John Edward Gibben John Edward Gibben John Edward Gibben was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He served as Yukon Commissioner from 1947 to 1950....	1947-1948

In 1948, the title of chief executive once again became Commissioner. Beginning in 1978, Yukon had party government with a Government Leader (later Premier

Premier

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) and powers being devolved from the Commissioner to the government.

See also: List of premiers of Yukon

Commissioner	Term
John Edward Gibben John Edward Gibben John Edward Gibben was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He served as Yukon Commissioner from 1947 to 1950....	1948-1950
Andrew Harold Gibson	1950-1951
Frederick Fraser	1951-1952
Wilfred George Brown	1952-1955
Frederick Howard Collins Frederick Howard Collins Frederick Howard Collins was Commissioner of Yukon from 1955 to 1962. F. H. Collins Secondary School in Whitehorse is named after him....	1955-1962
Gordon Robertson Cameron Gordon Robertson Cameron Gordon Robertson Cameron was a businessman and former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He served as Yukon Commissioner from 1962 to 1966....	1962-1966
James Smith	1966-1976
Arthur MacDonald Pearson Arthur MacDonald Pearson Arthur MacDonald "Art" Pearson is a former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He served as Yukon Commissioner from 1976 to 1978....	1976-1978
Frank Fingland	1978-1979 (interim)
Ione Christensen Ione Christensen Ione Jean Christensen, is a former Canadian Senator.The daughter of former North-West Mounted Police constable Gordon Irwin Cameron, and Dawson City born Martha Ballentine Cameron, her family moved to Whitehorse in 1949. Christensen graduated from high school in 1953...	1979
Douglas Bell	1979-1986
John Kenneth McKinnon John Kenneth McKinnon John Kenneth McKinnon is a Canadian politician and was Commissioner of the Yukon .The son of Alex McKinnon and Catherine Luce, he was educated in Norwood, at St. Paul's College and at the University of Manitoba. McKinnon married Judy S. Chenley...	1986-1995
Judy Gingell Judy Gingell Judy Gingell, CM is an aboriginal Canadian politician, who served as Commissioner of the Yukon from 1995 to 2000.Born in Whitehorse, Gingell was the founding director of the Yukon Native Brotherhood in 1969...	1995-2000
Jack Cable Jack Cable Ivan John "Jack" Cable is a former Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2000, representing the electoral district of Riverside as a member and leader of the Yukon Liberal Party...	2000-2005
Geraldine Van Bibber Geraldine Van Bibber Geraldine Van Bibber was the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. She is a member of the Gwichʼin First Nation.She was appointed a Commander of the Order of St. John in 2006....	2005-2010
Doug Phillips Doug Phillips (politician) Douglas George Phillips, also known as Doug Phillips, is a Canadian businessman and politician and the current Commissioner of Yukon.Born in Toronto in 1946, Phillips moved to Whitehorse with his family as a child. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1985, serving fifteen...	2010-present

Living former Commissioners

, 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).

Name	Term	Date of birth
Ione Christensen Ione Christensen Ione Jean Christensen, is a former Canadian Senator.The daughter of former North-West Mounted Police constable Gordon Irwin Cameron, and Dawson City born Martha Ballentine Cameron, her family moved to Whitehorse in 1949. Christensen graduated from high school in 1953...	1979	October 10, 1933 (age 78)
Douglas Bell	1979–1986	June 15, 1926 (age 85)
John Kenneth McKinnon John Kenneth McKinnon John Kenneth McKinnon is a Canadian politician and was Commissioner of the Yukon .The son of Alex McKinnon and Catherine Luce, he was educated in Norwood, at St. Paul's College and at the University of Manitoba. McKinnon married Judy S. Chenley...	1986–1995	April 20, 1936 (age 75)
Judy Gingell Judy Gingell Judy Gingell, CM is an aboriginal Canadian politician, who served as Commissioner of the Yukon from 1995 to 2000.Born in Whitehorse, Gingell was the founding director of the Yukon Native Brotherhood in 1969...	1995–2000
Jack Cable Jack Cable Ivan John "Jack" Cable is a former Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2000, representing the electoral district of Riverside as a member and leader of the Yukon Liberal Party...	2000–2005	August 17, 1934 (age 77)
Geraldine Van Bibber Geraldine Van Bibber Geraldine Van Bibber was the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. She is a member of the Gwichʼin First Nation.She was appointed a Commander of the Order of St. John in 2006....	2005–2010	July 03, 1951 (age 60)

External links

• Official Handbook for Commissioners of the Territories (Canada)