John Havelock Parker

John Havelock Parker, OC (February 2, 1929 – March 9, 2020) was Commissioner of the Canadian Northwest Territories from April 15, 1979 to July 31, 1989.[2][3] He had previously been Deputy Commissioner of Northwest Territories from 1967 to 1979.

John Havelock Parker
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
In office
April 15, 1979 – July 31, 1989
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Joe Clark
John Turner
Brian Mulroney
PremierGeorge Braden
Richard Nerysoo
Nick Sibbeston
Dennis Patterson
Preceded byStuart Milton Hodgson
Succeeded byDaniel L. Norris
Mayor of Yellowknife
In office
1964 – February 1967
Preceded byTed Horton
Succeeded byChet Wilkinson
Personal details
Born(1929-02-02)February 2, 1929
Didsbury, Alberta, Canada
DiedMarch 9, 2020(2020-03-09) (aged 91)
Sidney, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Spouse(s)Helen Parker[1]
ChildrenGorden and Sharon Parker[1]
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Professiongeologist

Biography

From 1959 until 1963 he became an alderman for the Yellowknife town council. In 1963, he became the mayor of Yellowknife, which he held until February 1967. While serving as mayor he was appointed to the Carrothers Commission which led to the formation of responsible government in the Northwest Territories and later the division that led to Nunavut.[4]

His later work helped in defining the border between the NWT and Nunavut and his name was given to a protrusion known as Parker's Notch as well as Parker Line.

In 1986, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his "significant contributions to the evolution and development both of the municipal government of Yellowknife and of the territorial government."[5]

Parker died March 9, 2020, in Sidney, British Columbia, where he had been living.[1][6]

References
  1. "John Parker, N.W.T. commissioner who quietly shed power, dies at 91". CBC News. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. The International Who's Who 1992-93
  4. "John Parker: modern-day architect of the new North". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  5. Order of Canada citation
  6. "John Parker, former NWT commissioner and YK mayor, dead at 91". Cabin Radio. Retrieved March 13, 2020.


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