Danny Joe

Danny Joe
MLA for Tatchun
In office
1987–1992
Preceded byRoger Coles
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MLA for Mayo-Tatchun
In office
1992–1996
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byEric Fairclough
Personal details
Born (1929-04-25) April 25, 1929 (age 95)
Pelty Crossing, Yukon
Political partyNew 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]

  1. ^ Canada, P.; Normandin, P.G. (1995). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Gale Canada. ISBN 9781896413013. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Justine Davidson (May 17, 2010). "Penikett recalls years of dominance from the left". Whitehorse Star. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Yukon Votes 2006". CBC. Retrieved 1 October 2010.