Elaine Taylor (politician)

Elaine Taylor
Deputy Premier of the Yukon
In office
12 December 2005 – 3 December 2016
PremierDennis Fentie
Darrell Pasloski
Preceded byPeter Jenkins
Succeeded byRanj Pillai
Minister of Tourism and Culture
In office
16 January 2015 – 3 December 2016
PremierDarrell Pasloski
Preceded byMike Nixon
Succeeded byJeanie Dendys
In office
30 November 2002 – 5 November 2011
PremierDennis Fentie
Preceded byDale Eftoda
Succeeded byMike Nixon
Minister of Education
In office
5 August 2013 – 16 January 2015
PremierDarrell Pasloski
Preceded byScott Kent
Succeeded byDoug Graham
In office
2 August 2006 – 28 October 2006
PremierDennis Fentie
Preceded byJohn Edzerza
Succeeded byPatrick Rouble
Minister of Community Services
In office
5 November 2011 – 5 August 2013
PremierDarrell Pasloski
Preceded byArchie Lang
Succeeded byBrad Cathers
Minister of the Public Service Commission
In office
4 February 2010 – 5 August 2013
PremierDennis Fentie
Darrell Pasloski
Preceded byPatrick Rouble
Succeeded byCurrie Dixon
In office
12 July 2004 – 28 October 2006
PremierDennis Fentie
Preceded byJohn Edzerza
Succeeded byGlenn Hart
Minister of the Environment
In office
3 July 2008 – 4 February 2010
PremierDennis Fentie
Preceded byDennis Fentie
Succeeded byJohn Edzerza
Minister of Justice
In office
2 August 2006 – 28 October 2006
PremierDennis Fentie
Preceded byJohn Edzerza
Succeeded byMarian Horne
In office
30 November 2002 – 12 July 2004
Preceded byPam Buckway
Succeeded byJohn Edzerza
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Whitehorse West
In office
4 November 2002 – 3 December 2016
Preceded byDennis Schneider
Succeeded byRichard Mostyn
Personal details
Born (1967-12-03) 3 December 1967 (age 56)
Watson Lake, Yukon
Political partyYukon Party
Residence(s)Whitehorse, Yukon
OccupationPolitician; Political Staffer

Elaine Taylor (born 3 December 1967 in Watson Lake, Yukon) is a Canadian politician. She is the former Deputy Premier of the Yukon and represented the electoral district of Whitehorse West in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.[1] First elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006 and 2011, she was defeated in the 2016 Yukon general election by Richard Mostyn of the Yukon Liberal Party.[2]

At the time of her defeat, she was the longest continuously serving Cabinet minister in Canada and longest-serving Cabinet minister in the Yukon.

She is a member of the Yukon Party.

  1. ^ Yukon Votes 2006: Whitehorse West. cbc.ca.
  2. ^ "Yukon Liberals win majority after 14 years of conservative government | CBC News".

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