Currie Dixon - MLA Copperbelt North

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Currie Dixon was elected as Leader of the Yukon Party on May 23, 2020, and for a second time as the MLA for Copperbelt North in the 2021 Territorial Election.

He currently serves as Leader of the Official Opposition, and critic for the Executive Council Office, the Yukon Liquor Corporation, Yukon Lottery Corporation, Yukon Cannabis Corporation, Early Learning and Child Care, and the 2027 Canada Winter Games.

Currie is a lifelong Yukoner, born in Whitehorse to parents Don and Linda, who met in the Yukon in the 1970s.

Currie attended St Francis Xavier University where he received an honours degree in Political Science and History. He attended graduate school at the University of Northern British Columbia where he received a Master of Arts degree in Political Science, focusing his studies on First Nations governance and economic development.

In 2011, Currie was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Copperbelt North. From 2011-2016 he served in Cabinet with various portfolios, including as the Minister of Environment, Economic Development, Community Services, and the Public Service Commission.