Chris Pearson | |
|---|---|
| 1st Premier of Yukon | |
| In office December 14, 1978 – March 23, 1985 | |
| Commissioner | Frank Fingland Ione Christensen Douglas Bell |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Willard Phelps |
| MLA for Riverdale North | |
| In office November 20, 1978 – May 13, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Doug Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 29, 1931 Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Died | February 14, 2014 (aged 82) Pulaski County, Virginia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Christopher William Pearson (April 29, 1931 – February 14, 2014) was the second leader of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party and the first premier of the Yukon in the Yukon.[1]
Born in Lethbridge, Alberta,[2] Pearson moved to the Yukon in 1957 and worked for the government from 1960 until 1973 when he entered private business. Prior to 1978, the territory had a non-partisan legislature with no individual acting as leader of the government or Premier.[3]
- ^ "Doug Bell recalls days as Yukon's commissioner". Yukon News. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ Pierre G. Normandin and A. Léopold Normandin, Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1984. P.G. Normandin, 1984.
- ^ "Vying to Bring Power Back to the Yukon". CBC.ca. June 3, 1982. Retrieved June 25, 2010.