Pauline Frost

Pauline Frost is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.


Pauline Frost

Minister of Health and Social Services
Minister of the Environment
Assumed office
December 3, 2016
PremierSandy Silver
Preceded byMike Nixon
Wade Istchenko
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Vuntut Gwitchin
Assumed office
November 7, 2016
Preceded byDarius Elias
Personal details
Political partyYukon Liberal Party

Prior to entering territorial politics, Frost worked for the Vuntut Gwitchin Government as their negotiator, Intergovernmental Coordinator, and senior official for past six years. She was the President of the Vuntut Gwitchin Limited Partnership, Chair of the Yukon Salmon Sub-Committee, and sat on the Air North Board and the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association. Previously, she worked as the Director of the Yukon First Nations Self Government Secretariat.[2]

On November 7, 2016, Frost defeated Yukon Party incumbent Darius Elias in the Yukon riding of Vuntut Gwitchin. Elias, a former Liberal MLA, had crossed the floor after the last election to join the Yukon Party. Frost's narrow margin of victory (7 votes) led to a judicial recount, which ultimately confirmed her victory.[3]

Frost was sworn into Cabinet on December 3, 2016, as the Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister of the Environment, and Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corporation. She is the first Cabinet minister from Old Crow in more than three decades.

She was born and raised in Old Crow.

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2016

Vuntut Gwitchin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Pauline Frost 77 51.3% -12.8%
Yukon PartyDarius Elias7046.7%+10.8%
     NDP Skeeter Miller-Wright 3 2.0% +2.0%
Total 145 100.0%

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