The Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of that legislature. Although the Yukon Territorial Council was first established by the confederation of the Yukon in 1898, it was not an elected body until 1909, when the position of Commissioner was turned into the Speaker of the Assembly. On December 13, 1974, the territorial council renamed itself to the Yukon Legislative Assembly.[1]
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Lowe[1] | 1909 | 1912 |
| Alex Gillis[1] | 1912 | 1915 |
| Archie Martin[1] | 1915 | 1917 |
| John Turner[1] | 1917 | 1918 |
| Allan A. McMillan[1] | 1918 | 1920 |
| Robert Lowe[1] | 1920 | 1925 |
| Charles Bossuyt[1] | 1925 | 1928 |
| Frank Carscallen[1] | 1928 | 1931 |
| Andrew Teddie[1] | 1931 | 1937 |
| Ernest J. Corp[1] | 1937 | 1940 |
| Richard Lee[1] | 1940 | 1943 |
| Ernest J. Corp[1] | 1944 | 1952 |
| A.R. Hayes[1] | 1952 | 1958 |
| John Livesey[1] | 1958 | 1964 |
| George Shaw[1] | 1964 | 1967 |
| John Livesey[1] | 1967 | 1970 |
| Ronald A. Rivett[1] | 1970 | 1974 |
| Donald Taylor[2][3] | December 13, 1974 | 1985 |
| Sam Johnston[3][4] | July 15, 1985 | December 1992 |
| Alan Nordling[5] | December 14, 1992 | 1994 |
| John Devries[6] | April 16, 1994 | 1996 |
| Robert Bruce[7] | December 4, 1996 | 1997 |
| Doug Livingston[3] | March 24, 1997 | 1997 |
| Robert Bruce[3] | April 14, 1997 | 2000 |
| Dennis Schneider[8] | June 5, 2000 | 2002 |
| Ted Staffen[9][10] | February 27, 2003 | October 11, 2011 |
| David Laxton | December 5, 2011 | May 10, 2016 |
| Patti McLeod | May 10, 2016 | January 12, 2017 |
| Nils Clarke | January 12, 2017 | May 3, 2021 |
| Jeremy Harper | May 11, 2021 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly". Yukon Legislative Assembly. 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Speaker Taylor was re-elected in 1978 and 1982
- ^ a b c d Canadian Parliamentary Review - Article - The Evolving Speakership
- ^ Speaker Johnston was re-elected on March 8, 1989
- ^ 28th Legislative Session 1, Monday, December 14, 1992 - 3.00 P.M.
- ^ Canadian Parliamentary Review - Article April 18, 1994
- ^ 29th Legislative Session 1, Wednesday, December 4, 1996 - 3.00 P.M.
- ^ Canadian Who Is Who
- ^ Speaker Staffen was re-elected on October 10, 2006
- ^ 31st Legislative Session 1, February 27, 2003 - 3.00 P.M.