- Premier of Yukon
Infobox minister office
border = territorial
minister = prime
title = Premier
jurisdiction = Yukon
incumbent =Dennis Fentie
his/her = His
appointed_by =Jack Cable
governor =Commissioner of Yukon
first_minister =Chris Pearson
date =1978 The Premier of Yukon (or unofficially, the Premier of the Yukon) is thefirst minister for the Canadian territory ofYukon . They are the territory'shead of government and "de facto" chief executive, although their powers are considerably smaller than that of a provincial premier.From
1978 to1990 and from1992 to1996 , the term Government Leader was used instead.Tony Penikett chose to change the title to "Premier" amid some controversy. His successor,John Ostashek , returned to the "Government Leader".The current Premier of the Yukon is
Dennis Fentie .ee also
*
Prime Minister of Canada
*Premier (Canada)
*List of Yukon premiers External links
* [http://www.gov.yk.ca/premier/ Premier of the Yukon Official Site]
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