Kathie Nukon

Kathie Emma Nukon (born January 8, 1947 in Old Crow, Yukon) is a Canadian former politician, who represented the electoral district of Old Crow in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1985. She was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Kathie Nukon
MLA for Old Crow
In office
1982–1985
Preceded byGrafton Njootli
Succeeded byNorma Kassi
Personal details
BornJanuary 8, 1947
Old Crow, Yukon
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationbookkeeper

The daughter of a trading post owner in Old Crow, Nukon studied in Whitehorse to be a nursing assistant, but worked mainly as an office manager and bookkeeper in her father's store until her election to the legislature.

She ran again as a Yukon Party candidate in the 2000 election, but was not re-elected to the legislature.

She is currently serving on the band council of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. She also previously served on that body from 1996 to 1998.

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