List of Yukon commissioners
This is a list of
Yukon Commissioners from 1897 to the present.
\n| Commissioner | Term\n |
|---|
| James Morrow Walsh | 1897-1898\n |
| William Ogilvie | 1898-1901\n |
| James Hamilton Ross | 1901-1902\n |
| Zachary Taylor Wood | 1902-1903 (acting)\n |
| Frederick Tennyson Congdon | 1903-1904\n |
| William Wallace Burns McInnes | 1905-1906\n |
| Alexander Henderson | 1907-1911\n |
| George Black | 1912-1915\n |
| George Norris Williams | 1915-1916 (acting)\n |
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.
\n| Gold Commissioner | Term\n |
|---|
| George P. MacKenzie | 1918-1924\n |
| Percy Reid | 1925-1927\n |
| George Ian MacLean | 1928-1932\n |
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.
\n| Controller | Term\n |
|---|
| George A. Jeckell | 1932-1946\n |
| John Edward Gibbon | 1947-1948\n |
In 1948, the title of chief executive once again became
Commissioner. Beginning in 1978, Yukon had party government with a
Government Leader (later
Premier) and powers being devolved from the Commissioner to the government.
See also: List of Yukon premiers
\n| Commissioner | Term\n |
|---|
| John Edward Gibbon | 1948-1950\n |
| Andrew Harold Gibson | 1950-1951\n |
| Frederick Fraser | 1951-1952\n |
| Wilfred George Brown | 1952-1955\n |
| Frederick Howard Collins | 1955-1962\n |
| Gordon Robertson Cameron | 1962-1966\n |
| James Smith | 1966-1976\n |
| Arthur MacDonald Pearson | 1976-1978 \n |
| Frank Fingland | 1978-1979 (interim)\n |
| Ione Jean Christensen | 1979\n |
| Douglas Leslie Dewey Bell | 1979-1986\n |
| John Kenneth McKinnon | 1986-1995\n |
| Judy Gingell | 1995-2000\n |
| Jack Cable | 2000-present \n |
External link
\n*Official Handbook for Commissioners of the Territories (Canada)