Arthur Mitchell (Yukon politician)
Arthur Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Official Opposition of Yukon | |
| In office May 1, 2006 – October 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Todd Hardy |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Hanson |
| Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party | |
| In office June 2005 – October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Darius Elias (interim) |
| MLA for Copperbelt | |
| In office 2005–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Haakon Arntzen |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1950 New Rochelle, New York |
| Political party | Liberal |
Arthur Mitchell is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon and the Leader of the Official Opposition from 2006 to 2011. He is a former real estate agent and an assistant to John Ostashek, the Yukon Party Government Leader (Premier) from 1992 to 1996. Mitchell was elected leader in June 2005 in a leadership race against Pat Duncan, the Yukon's first Liberal premier, and remained leader until his defeat in the 2011 Yukon election.