Sue Edelman
Encyclopedia
Sue Edelman is a Canadian
politician. She represented the electoral district
of Riverdale South
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
from 1996 to 2002. She was a member of the Yukon Liberal Party
. She served as Women's Issues Minister, Health Minister and Social Services Minister.
She resigned her post in 2002 after an e-mail she had written sparked controversy. She is now a Yukon returning officer
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician. She represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Riverdale South
Riverdale South
Riverdale South is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada...
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 1996 to 2002. She was a member of the Yukon Liberal Party
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
. She served as Women's Issues Minister, Health Minister and Social Services Minister.
She resigned her post in 2002 after an e-mail she had written sparked controversy. She is now a Yukon returning officer
Returning Officer
In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.-Australia:In Australia a returning officer is an employee of the Australian Electoral Commission or a State Electoral Commission who heads the local divisional office...
.