John Kenneth McKinnon (April 20, 1936 – March 13, 2019) was a

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and the

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from 1986 to 1995.

Early life

The son of Alex McKinnon and Catherine Luce, he was educated in Norwood, at St. Paul's College and at the

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from 1961 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1974. McKinnon was then appointed Minister of Local Government in 1974, Minister of Highways and Public Works in 1976. He was then Yukon Administrator of the Northern Pipeline Agency from 1979 to 1984 and appointed Commissioner March 27, 1986 then retired in June 1995. After his retirement, he ran in the

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as Progressive Conservative, coming in fourth in the Yukon riding. McKinnon was chancellor of

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from 2000 to 2004. In 2007, he was named chair of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board. In March 2019, the Yukon legislature announced that McKinnon had died. He was 82.Former Yukon politician, businessman Ken McKinnon dies age 82
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References

External links

Biography from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

The Canadian Encyclopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKinnon, John Kenneth 1936 births 2019 deaths Businesspeople from Winnipeg Commissioners of Yukon Members of the Yukon Territorial Council Politicians from Whitehorse Politicians from Winnipeg