Elaine Taylor (politician)
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. 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.
Elaine Taylor | |
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| Deputy Premier of the Yukon | |
| In office 12 December 2005 – 3 December 2016 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Peter Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Ranj Pillai |
| Minister of Tourism and Culture | |
| In office 16 January 2015 – 3 December 2016 | |
| Premier | Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Mike Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Jeanie Dendys |
| In office 30 November 2002 – 5 November 2011 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Dale Eftoda |
| Succeeded by | Mike Nixon |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 5 August 2013 – 16 January 2015 | |
| Premier | Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Scott Kent |
| Succeeded by | Doug Graham |
| In office 2 August 2006 – 28 October 2006 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | John Edzerza |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Rouble |
| Minister of Community Services | |
| In office 5 November 2011 – 5 August 2013 | |
| Premier | Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Archie Lang |
| Succeeded by | Brad Cathers |
| Minister of the Public Service Commission | |
| In office 4 February 2010 – 5 August 2013 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Patrick Rouble |
| Succeeded by | Currie Dixon |
| In office 12 July 2004 – 28 October 2006 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | John Edzerza |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Hart |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 3 July 2008 – 4 February 2010 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Dennis Fentie |
| Succeeded by | John Edzerza |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 2 August 2006 – 28 October 2006 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | John Edzerza |
| Succeeded by | Marian Horne |
| In office 30 November 2002 – 12 July 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Pam Buckway |
| Succeeded by | John Edzerza |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse West | |
| In office 4 November 2002 – 3 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Schneider |
| Succeeded by | Richard Mostyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1967 Watson Lake, Yukon |
| Political party | Yukon Party |
| Residence(s) | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Occupation | Politician; Political Staffer |
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.
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