Premier-Designate Currie Dixon Visits Yukon’s Commissioner

WHITEHORSE – After winning 14 seats in the Yukon’s general election on November 3, Premier-Designate Currie Dixon visited the Commissioner of the Yukon on Wednesday morning, November 5, to express that he has the confidence of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

Commissioner Adeline Webber then invited Dixon to form the next Government of Yukon.

“Yukoners elected a Yukon Party majority government on the promise of change for our territory,” said Dixon. “My visit to the Commissioner has begun the process of enacting that change. We will have more information in the days ahead as we swear in our new Yukon Party government and get to work.”

Dixon also announced his transition team. It will be made up of former Yukon Hospital Corporation CEO Jason Bilsky, former Deputy Minister of Finance Katherine White, and longtime Yukon public servant and Yukon Party vice-president, Eric Schroff.

“Our transition team is made up of experienced public servants who know the inner workings of government,” said Dixon. “I thank Jason, Katherine, and Eric for lending their expertise to ensure the Yukon government has a smooth transition period.”

See Backgrounder for transition team biographies.

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Jason Bilsky

A longtime Yukoner, Jason Bilsky served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) from October 2012 until his retirement in the Fall of 2024. Before his work with the YHC, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President of Corporate Services at NorthwesTel for nine years. Bilsky has a Chartered Professional Accountant and received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan in 1990.

Katherine White

Katherine White, a former Deputy Minister of Finance for the Yukon Government, was most recently the Deputy Minister for the Alberta Government’s Treasury Board and Finance. She previously served with the Alberta Government as Deputy Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Innovation, as well as Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Tourism, and Trade. White was also Chief Economist for the Alberta Government. She holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Dalhousie University.

Eric Schroff

Now retired, Eric Schroff is a former Assistant Deputy Minister of Community Services and Economic Development with the Yukon Government. He served five years as Executive Director of the Yukon Fish and Game Association. He has also worked with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources as Department Supervisor. Schroff holds a Master of Sciences in Forest Management and Planning from Oregon State University. He currently serves as the Yukon Party’s vice-president.