Pat Duncan | |
|---|---|
| Canadian Senator from Yukon | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Julie Payette |
| Preceded by | Daniel Lang |
| 6th Premier of Yukon | |
| In office May 6, 2000 – November 30, 2002 | |
| Commissioner | Judy Gingell Jack Cable |
| Preceded by | Piers McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Fentie |
| Leader of Official Opposition of Yukon | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Preceded by | John Ostashek |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Harding |
| MLA for Porter Creek South | |
| In office September 30, 1996 – October 10, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Nordling |
| Succeeded by | Don Inverarity |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1960 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Independent Senators Group |
| Other political affiliations | Yukon Liberal (until 2018) |
| Spouse | Daryl Berube |
| Residence | Whitehorse, Yukon |
Patricia Jane Duncan (born April 8, 1960) is a Canadian politician from Yukon. Duncan served as leader of the Yukon Liberal Party from 1998 to 2005 and as the sixth premier of Yukon from 2000 until 2002. Duncan was the first Liberal premier of the Yukon and the first female premier in the Yukon, the second woman in Canadian history to win the premiership of a province or territory through a general election, the first to do so by defeating an incumbent premier, and the first to do so by defeating a male opponent.
Duncan was appointed to the Senate of Canada on December 12, 2018.[1]