Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly


List of Speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
The Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of that legislature. Although the Yukon Territorial Council was first established by the confederation of the Yukon in 1898, it was not an elected body until 1909, when the position of Commissioner was turned into the Speaker of the Assembly. On December 13, 1974, the territorial council renamed itself to the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
NameEntered officeLeft office
Robert Lowe19091912
Alex Gillis19121915
Archie Martin19151917
John Turner19171918
Allan A. McMillan19181920
Robert Lowe19201925
Charles Bossuyt19251928
Frank Carscallen19281931
Andrew Teddie19311937
Ernest J. Corp19371940
Richard Lee19401943
Ernest J. Corp19441952
A.R. Hayes19521958
John Livesey19581964
George Shaw19641967
John Livesey19671970
Ronald A. Rivett19701974
Donald TaylorDecember 13, 19741985
Sam JohnstonJuly 15, 1985December 1992
Alan NordlingDecember 14, 19921994
John DevriesApril 16, 19941996
Robert BruceDecember 4, 19961997
Doug LivingstonMarch 24, 19971997
Robert BruceApril 14, 19972000
Dennis SchneiderJune 5, 20002002
Ted StaffenFebruary 27, 2003October 11, 2011
David LaxtonDecember 5, 2011May 10, 2016
Patti McLeodMay 10, 2016January 12, 2017
Nils ClarkeJanuary 12, 2017