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Doris Anderson was first elected as MLA for Porter Creek North to the 36th Legislative Assembly during the general election on November 3, 2025. She currently serves as a Government Private Member and sits on numerous committees within the Legislative Assembly.

The mother of two and grandmother of three, was born and raised in Whitehorse. She has served on two school councils and is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, having previously served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. She and her late husband, who served in the military for 22 years, lived in Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Manitoba before returning to the Yukon.

Anderson, who is Tagish Kwan, stays grounded to her Yukon First Nations roots with Traditional and cultural practices in her spare time. She loves sharing her knowledge and teachings to her children and grandchildren about their traditional heritage, and the traditional ways of harvesting and cultural preparations of harvested food.

Doris is a renowned Yukon First Nations leader who brings significant experience to the Yukon Party team advocating for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ (MMIWG2S+) people both in the Yukon and at the national level.

She has served as president of the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council, Vice-Chair of the Assembly of First Nations Women’s Council, and in various First Nations executive positions.