Fred Berger (politician)
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Fred Berger was a Canadian
politician. First elected to the non-partisan Yukon Territorial Council
in the 1974 territorial election
, he became the first leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party
when the territory adopted political parties for the first time in the 1978 election
. Berger was not elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly
, however, losing to Meg McCall
in the Klondike
electoral district.
He remained leader of the party until 1981, when he was succeeded by Tony Penikett
. He later operated a number of businesses, including a movie theatre and a drug store, in Dawson City, but remained a prominent activist within the party until his death in 2009.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician. First elected to the non-partisan Yukon Territorial Council
Yukon Territorial Council
The Yukon Territorial Council was the first sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. The Council began with the appointment of its first members on July 8, 1898 and was dissolved in June of 1909.-Appointed members:...
in the 1974 territorial election
Yukon general election, 1974
The 1974 Yukon general election was held on 7 October 1974 to elect the twelve members of the Yukon Territorial Council. The Council was 10 non-partisan and 2 members elected for the Yukon NDP had merely an advisory role to the federally-appointed Commissioner for some departments, but had full...
, he became the first leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
when the territory adopted political parties for the first time in the 1978 election
Yukon general election, 1978
The 1978 Yukon general election, held on November 20, 1978, was the first conventional legislative election in the history of Canada's Yukon Territory. Prior elections were held to elect representatives to the Yukon Legislative Council, a non-partisan body that acted in an advisory role to the...
. Berger was not elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
, however, losing to Meg McCall
Meg McCall
Meg McCall is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Klondike in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1985. She was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party....
in the Klondike
Klondike (electoral district)
Klondike is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was the only seat won by the Yukon Party in the 2000 territorial election...
electoral district.
He remained leader of the party until 1981, when he was succeeded by Tony Penikett
Tony Penikett
Antony David John Penikett is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada.-Life and work:An activist with the New Democratic Party , Penikett was campaign manager in 1972 for Wally Firth, the first indigenous northern MP ever elected to the House of Commons...
. He later operated a number of businesses, including a movie theatre and a drug store, in Dawson City, but remained a prominent activist within the party until his death in 2009.