David Paul Porter (born November 24, 1953) is a former

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politician, who served in the

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from 1982 to 1989. He was a member of the

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. Porter was born at Lower Post, British Columbia in 1953. He was first elected in the 1982 election as MLA for

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. He shifted to the district of Watson Lake for the 1985 election, in which he was reelected, and served as

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and

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in the government of

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."Penikett recalls years of dominance from the left"
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'', May 17, 2010. He did not run for reelection in the

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. He was then appointed as executive director of the Yukon Human Rights Commission. Porter later served as CEO of the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council, and as chief negotiator for the Kaska Dena Council."First Nations assert land rights in wake of historic case"
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'', July 4, 2014.

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Yukon New Democratic Party MLAs Deputy premiers of Yukon First Nations politicians Living people 1953 births {{Yukon-politician-stub