Douglas Bell (politician)

Douglas Bell
CM OY
Commissioner of the Yukon
In office
October 9, 1979 – March 27, 1986
Prime MinisterJoe Clark
Pierre Trudeau
John Turner
Brian Mulroney
PremierChris Pearson
Willard Phelps
Tony Penikett
Preceded byIone Christensen
Succeeded byJohn Kenneth McKinnon
Personal details
Born(1926-06-15)June 15, 1926
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedApril 18, 2021(2021-04-18) (aged 94)
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Douglas Leslie Dewey Bell, CM OY (June 15, 1926 – April 18, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the commissioner of Yukon.[1][2] He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1989[3] and a member of the Order of Yukon in 2019.[4][5] Bell died at the age of 94 in 2021 after a period of declining health.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Past Commissioner Doug Bell remembered". yukon.ca. April 19, 2021.
  2. ^ The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. April 20, 1986. ISBN 9780802046321 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Doug Bell recalls days as Yukon's commissioner". Yukon News. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "First batch of recipients named for Order of Yukon | CBC News".
  5. ^ "Whitehorse Daily Star: Commissioner names first recipients of the Order of Yukon". Whitehorse Daily Star.
  6. ^ "Whitehorse Daily Star: Ex-commissioner praised for lengthy public service". Whitehorse Daily Star.


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