Chris Pearson (politician)

The Honourable
Chris Pearson
1st Premier of Yukon
In office
December 14, 1978 – March 23, 1985
CommissionerFrank Fingland
Ione Christensen
Douglas Bell
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWillard Phelps
MLA for Riverdale North
In office
November 20, 1978 – May 13, 1985
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDoug Phillips
Personal details
Born(1931-04-29)April 29, 1931
Lethbridge, Alberta
DiedFebruary 14, 2014(2014-02-14) (aged 82)
Pulaski County, Virginia
Political partyProgressive 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Pierre G. Normandin and A. Léopold Normandin, Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1984. P.G. Normandin, 1984.
  3. ^ "Vying to Bring Power Back to the Yukon". CBC.ca. June 3, 1982. Retrieved June 25, 2010.