- Born
- April 8, 1960 — Edmonton, Alberta
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts in political science, Carleton University
- Career
- Small business owner; executive director of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce; special assistant to Progressive Conservative Deputy Prime Minister Erik Nielsen
- Political Experience
- Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party from 1998 to 2005; sixth premier of Yukon from 2000 until 2002; elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 1996 general election; appointed to the Senate of Canada on December 12, 2018; Deputy Government Liaison in the Senate (appointed September 2025)
- Notable
- First Liberal premier of the Yukon and the first female premier in the Yukon; the second woman in Canadian history to win the premiership of a province or territory through a general election; the first to do so by defeating an incumbent premier, and the first to do so by defeating a male opponent.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before her appointment to the Senate, Pat Duncan had a long career in Yukon politics. She served as a Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2006. During this time, she was the leader of the Yukon Liberal Party and served as the sixth Premier of Yukon from 2000 to 2002, becoming the first woman to hold that office. Prior to entering territorial politics, her professional background reportedly includes work with the federal government as an executive assistant to the Yukon Member of Parliament and experience in small business. Since becoming a Senator, her public disclosures list standard investments in publicly traded securities, but no outside board memberships or employment.
Key Relationships & Connections
Pat Duncan was appointed to the Senate in December 2018 on the recommendation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As a former leader of the Yukon Liberal Party and Premier of the territory, she has established relationships within both the territorial and federal Liberal parties. In the Senate, she sits as a member of the Government Representative's Office, a group tasked with advancing government legislation in the upper chamber.