Peter William Jenkins (April 30, 1944 – October 2021) was a Canadian politician, who served as deputy premier and health minister in the territorial government of the Yukon, and as mayor of Dawson City.
Jenkins, a hotelier, first ran for the territorial legislature in 1989, but lost to NDP cabinet minister Art Webster.
[2] Prior to entering provincial politics, he served as mayor of Dawson City from 1980 to 1994,[3] earning the nickname "Pirate Pete" after he registered for satellite television service under the name of a dead local pioneer and then redistributed the television signals to residents of Dawson City for free.
Fentie told the press at the time it was due to the ongoing loans file, which involved Jenkins owing $300,000 to the territorial government, in which he served as minister.
Jenkins later ran for another term as mayor of Dawson City in the 2009 municipal election,[3] defeating incumbent John Steins by seven votes.