Danny Joe
Danny Joe | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Tatchun | |
| In office 1987–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Coles |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Mayo-Tatchun | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fairclough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1929年04月25日) April 25, 1929 (age 95) Pelty Crossing, Yukon |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Danny Joe OY is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Tatchun from 1987 to 1992, and Mayo-Tatchun from 1992 to 1996, in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.[1]
A member of the Yukon New Democratic Party, Joe was formerly a Chief of the Selkirk First Nation.[2] He first won the riding in a by-election in 1987,[2] following the resignation of Roger Coles,[3] and was reelected in the 1989 election. He was subsequently re-elected in the redistricted Mayo-Tatchun in the 1992 election. He did not run again in 1996 and was replaced by Eric Fairclough who also won the riding for the NDP.[4]
Joe was inducted as a member of the Order of Yukon in 2022 in recognition of his advocacy for First Nations culture and languages in the territory. [5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Canada, P.; Normandin, P.G. (1995). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Gale Canada. ISBN 9781896413013. ISSN 0315-6168 . Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ a b Justine Davidson (May 17, 2010). "Penikett recalls years of dominance from the left". Whitehorse Star. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Kenneth Coates; Judith Powell (1989). The modern North: people, politics and the rejection of colonialism. James Lorimer & Company. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-55028-120-0 . Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Yukon Votes 2006". CBC. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Order of Yukon 2022 inductees announced". Government of Yukon. July 25, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
