Geraldine Van Bibber

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Geraldine Van Bibber CM (born July 3, 1951) is a Canadian politician representing the Yukon electoral district of Porter Creek North as a member of the Yukon Party. She was elected as part of the 2016 Yukon election.

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Geraldine van Bibber
Commissioner of Yukon
In office
December 1, 2005  December 17, 2010
Prime MinisterPaul Martin
Stephen Harper
PremierDennis Fentie
Preceded byJack Cable
Succeeded byDoug Phillips
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Porter Creek North
Assumed office
November 7, 2016
Preceded byDoug Graham
Chancellor of Yukon College
In office
December 10, 2012  September 22, 2016
PremierDarrell Pasloski
Preceded byRolfe Hougen
Succeeded byPiers McDonald
Personal details
Born (1951-07-03) July 3, 1951 (age 73)
Dawson City, Yukon
NationalityCanadian
Political partyYukon Party
SpousePat Van Bibber
Residence(s)Whitehorse, Yukon
Professionappointed official, businesswoman
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Van Bibber served as the commissioner of Yukon from 2005 to 2010[1] and a member of the Gwichʼin First Nation. She has also served as Chancellor of Yukon College[2] and Administrator of the Yukon.

Prior to being appointed to office, Van Bibber worked for the Yukon Department of Finance. She was also instrumental in the formation of the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association, as a private tour operator.[3]

She was re-elected at the 2021 Yukon general election.

Political career

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Van Bibber announced her intention to seek the Yukon Party nomination in its stronghold riding of Porter Creek North in the 2016 Yukon election, which had been vacated after the incumbent Yukon Party representative, Doug Graham, announced his retirement. Although highly unusual for a former Commissioner to run for elected office - given the position's non-partisan nature - she was not the Yukon's first Commissioner to later seek elected office, and was already serving in a partisan role at the time as Senior Advisor to the Premier in the Yukon Party Cabinet Offices.[4] She was elected to the Yukon Legislature for the riding of Porter Creek North on November 7, 2016.

Van Bibber is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees. She is also the Yukon Party caucus critic for the Department of Education, the Aboriginal relations branch of the Executive Council Office, and the Department of Tourism and Culture.[5]

As of September 29, 2024, Van Bibber serves as the Official Opposition critic for Economic Development, Tourism and Culture, the Yukon Energy Corporation, and the Yukon Development Corporation.

Honours

Van Bibber was appointed a Commander of the Order of St. John in 2006[6] and was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada - one of Canada's highest civilian honours - in 2016.[7] Her citation into the Order of Canada recognizes her "role in making the territory a travel-destination by coordinating its tourism industry and broadening awareness of its unique Indigenous cultures.[8]"

Van Bibber is also a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.[9]

Electoral record

2021 general election

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2021 Yukon general election: Porter Creek North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Yukon PartyGeraldine Van Bibber56249.16+5.2%
LiberalStaci McIntosh33128.95-8.8%
New DemocraticFrancis Van Kessel25021.87+7.2%
Total valid votes 1,143
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Yukon Party hold Swing -10.11
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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2016 general election

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Porter Creek North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyGeraldine Van Bibber43544.0%-5.8%
LiberalEileen Melnychuk37237.6%+27.4%
New DemocraticFrancis van Kessel14514.7%-16.8%
GreenMike Ivens373.7%-4.9%
Total 989 100.0%
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References

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