Margaret Commodore
Margaret Commodore | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse Centre (Whitehorse North Centre; 1982–1992) | |
| In office June 7, 1982 – September 30, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Geoff Lattin |
| Succeeded by | Todd Hardy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1932 Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | June 1, 2026 (aged 93) |
| Party | New Democratic |
| Occupation | Politician |
Margaret Muriel Commodore (or Margaret Joe; October 9, 1932 – June 1, 2026) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Whitehorse North Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1992, and Whitehorse Centre from 1992 to 1996. Commodore was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Margaret Muriel Commodore was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada on October 9, 1932.[2][3][4]
Under the Tony Penikett governments, she was Minister of Health and Human Resources from 1986 to 1989 and the first Aboriginal Minister of Justice in Canada from 1989 to 1992. She was also the first-ever First Nations woman to ever be named to a cabinet in Canada in 1985.[5][6]
Commodore was a member of the Sto:lo Nation. In 2013 she testified regarding her abuse at the hands of the residential school system at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Statement from Premier Dixon on the passing of Margaret Commodore". Government of Yukon. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 Mickelburgh, Rod (July 9, 2026). "Margaret Commodore, a residential school survivor, became a respected Yukon MLA". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- ↑ Normandin, P.G. (1996). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. P. G. Normandin. ISBN 9781896413143. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ↑ "We Welcome The Children Back Home: The Burden of Sorrow and Survival of the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada". University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Yukon". Equal Voice Yukon. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
Margaret Commodore: First-ever First Nation Woman named to Yukon Cabinet
- ↑ "Timeline". Indicators of Yukon Gender Equality. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
FIRST-EVER FIRST NATION WOMAN NAMED TO CABINET NDP MLA Margaret Commodore (formerly Margaret Joe) of B.C.'s Sto:lo Nation named Minister of Health and Human Resources.
- ↑ Pemberton, Kim. "Former MLA shares tale of residential school abuse (with video)". vancouversun. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Margaret Commodore, profile excerpted from Joyce Hayden's book Yukon's Women of Power (archive copy)
- Recording of Commodore from The Legislature Speaks
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