Danny Joe
Canadian politician
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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]
Danny Joe | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Tatchun | |
| In office 1987–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Coles |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Mayo-Tatchun | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fairclough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1929 Pelty Crossing, Yukon |
| Party | New Democrat |
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]
Joe was inducted as a member of the Order of Yukon in 2022 in recognition of his advocacy for First Nations culture and languages in the territory. [5]
