John Ostashek | |
|---|---|
| 4thPremier of Yukon | |
| In office November 7, 1992 – October 19, 1996 | |
| Commissioner | John Kenneth McKinnon Judy Gingell |
| Preceded by | Tony Penikett |
| Succeeded by | Piers McDonald |
| MLA forPorter Creek North | |
| In office October 19, 1992 – April 17, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Don Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10,[citation needed] 1936 High Prairie, Alberta[1] |
| Died | June 10, 2007(2007-06-10) (aged 71) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | Yukon Party |
| Residence | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
John Ostashek (May 10,[citation needed] 1936 – June 10, 2007) was aYukon politician. An entrepreneur, he was elected leader of theYukon Party in June 1992 and led it to victory in the fall 1992 election in which he also won a seat in thelegislature for the first time.[2]
Ostashek declined to use the titlePremier adopted by his predecessor,Tony Penikett and preferred to be calledGovernment Leader. Ostashek'sminority government, which was kept in power with the support of right leaning independentMLAs, was aconservative one which institutedwelfare reform and a reduction of public services. Soon after coming into power, his government signedland claims agreements with fourFirst Nations communities in the Yukon which had been negotiated by the previous government.
Ostashek's Yukon Party lost the 1996 election to theYukon NDP though he retained his seat and becameleader of the opposition. In the 2000 election however his Yukon Party was again defeated, this time by theLiberals with Ostashek losing his own seat. He subsequently resigned as Yukon Party leader and retired from politics.[3]
He died on June 10, 2007, fromcancer inVancouver, after having beenmedevaced from Whitehorse the week before.[4][5][6]
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