Danny Joe

Danny Joe OY is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Tatchun from 1987 to 1992, and Mayo-Tatchun from 1992 to 1996, in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Danny Joe OY
MLA for Tatchun
In office 1987–1992
Preceded by	Roger Coles
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
MLA for Mayo-Tatchun
In office 1992–1996
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Eric Fairclough
Personal details
Born	(1929-04-25) April 25, 1929 (age 96) Pelty Crossing, Yukon
Political party	New Democrat

A member of the Yukon New Democratic Party, Joe was formerly a Chief of the Selkirk First Nation.^[2] He first won the riding in a by-election in 1987,^[2] following the resignation of Roger Coles,^[3] and was reelected in the 1989 election. He was subsequently re-elected in the redistricted Mayo-Tatchun in the 1992 election. He did not run again in 1996 and was replaced by Eric Fairclough who also won the riding for the NDP.^[4]

Joe was inducted as a member of the Order of Yukon in 2022 in recognition of his advocacy for First Nations culture and languages in the territory. ^[5]