Kathy Watson (born 1953 or 1954) is a former

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

politician, who served as mayor of

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

from 1994 to 2000. First elected to

Whitehorse City Council The Whitehorse City Council is the governing body of the city of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The council consists of a mayor plus six councillors elected at large. The current mayor of Whitehorse is Dan Curtis, since 2012. Governance of the city wa ...

in 1991, she won election to the mayoralty in 1994. Late in her term, she faced criticism for approving a plan to contribute municipal funding to a controversial

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development in the city. She did not run for another term in the 2000 municipal election, and was succeeded by

Ernie Bourassa Ernie Bourassa is a Canadian former politician, who served as mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon from 2000 to 2006."Ex-mayor begins his next career". ''Whitehorse Star'', January 11, 2007. He was defeated by Bev Buckway Beverly "Bev" Buckway (born 195 ...

. She is currently a government relations manager with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada Association."Former mayor will discuss natural health". ''

Whitehorse Star The ''Whitehorse Star'' is one of two newspapers in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. When founded in 1900 it appeared only once a week, and its progress to Monday through Friday publication occurred in fits and starts; it was issued twice a week for a ...

'', April 2, 2013.

References

Mayors of Whitehorse Women mayors of places in Yukon Living people 1950s births Place of birth missing (living people) {{Yukon-mayor-stub