Roger Kimmerly

Roger Stephen Kimmerly is a former Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse South Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 1989.

[1] In July 1981, Kimmerly was nominated by the Yukon New Democratic Party as its candidate for the October by-election for the electoral district of Whitehorse South Centre.

Kimmerly won the by-election, which resulted in the New Democrats replacing the Yukon Liberal Party as the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly.

[5][6] Following the 1985 election, which saw the Yukon New Democratic Party form government for the first time, Kimmerly was appointed Minister of Justice.

[10] Following Kimmerly's departure from politics, the couple moved to Duncan, British Columbia to run a 10-acre organic farm.