1. Antony David John Penikett was born on November 14,1945 and is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada, who served as the third premier of Yukon from 1985 to 1992.
19 Facts About Tony Penikett
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An activist with the New Democratic Party, Tony Penikett was campaign manager in the 1972 election for Wally Firth, the first Indigenous northern MP ever elected to the House of Commons.
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Tony Penikett was the party's candidate in Yukon in the 1974 federal election, but was not elected.
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Tony Penikett became a member of the New Democratic Party's federal council in 1973 and served as executive assistant to Ed Broadbent from 1975 to 1977.
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Tony Penikett then returned to Yukon, where he was elected to Whitehorse City Council in 1977.
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Tony Penikett was president of the federal NDP from 1981 to 1985.
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Tony Penikett was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1978, representing the constituency of Whitehorse West as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
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Tony Penikett was the party's only MLA elected that year.
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In 1981, Tony Penikett succeeded Fred Berger as leader of the party.
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Tony Penikett fought the federal government for a better deal for the territory in Canadian confederation and for control over its natural resources.
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Tony Penikett's government negotiated and signed an umbrella agreement for First Nations land claims, negotiated the first four agreements with individual First Nations, and developed an economic development strategy for the Yukon in consultation with citizens.
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Later that year, Tony Penikett took on the title of Premier, the first government leader in the territory to be given that title, in a bid to increase the territory's clout in relations with the federal and provincial governments.
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Tony Penikett's government opposed the Meech Lake Accord, believing it would make it impossible for the Yukon to ever become a province.
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Tony Penikett's government fought the accord in court, although its case was dismissed by the Yukon Court of Appeal.
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Tony Penikett remained in the legislature as the MLA for Whitehorse West until September 27,1995, when he resigned to accept a position as a policy advisor in the office of Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow.
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From 2001 to 2005, Tony Penikett was a senior fellow on native treaty issues and a visiting professor for the Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.
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Tony Penikett has worked at the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, and for West Coast Environmental Law.
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Tony Penikett is the father of actor Tahmoh Tony Penikett, best known for his work as Karl Agathon in Battlestar Galactica and Paul Ballard in Dollhouse.
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Tony Penikett is the author of Reconciliation: First Nations Treaty Making in British Columbia ; two television films, The Mad Trapper and La Patrouille Perdu ; and several plays.